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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. In this course, you will discover how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. As you explore the key components of this phase, you will learn how to determine a project’s benefits and costs, create measurable project goals and deliverables, manage project scope, and measure a project’s success criteria. You will learn how to define project roles and responsibilities, complete a stakeholder analysis, and utilize RACI charts. You will also learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, practice developing a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct you in how to accomplish all of these tasks, describing the right tools and resources for the job at hand. Learners who complete this program should be equipped to apply for introductory-level jobs as project managers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs, including generative AI....

Top reviews

MM

Dec 25, 2021

The course covers the basics of project initiation. Good course for a cursory overview of the project initiation phase. There also good tips that one can leverage for interviews and job searches.

EA

Feb 6, 2023

This course is so encompassing. The delivery is second to none! You're able to followthe instructor step bystep grasping the very foundations of starting a successful project. Thanks coursera!

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By Amina I

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Jul 27, 2023

teaches alot of stuff

By Khrystyna L

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Jul 23, 2023

The best speaker ever

By Franco A

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Mar 7, 2023

Excellent Overview!!!

By Lev K

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Mar 2, 2023

A very useful course!

By Dolapo O

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Jan 6, 2023

It was very impactful

By ahmed g

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Dec 11, 2022

Good one for beginner

By Mithun M

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Dec 10, 2022

It was really helpful

By S. Y

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Dec 8, 2022

nice it's very useful

By Evelyn L

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Nov 8, 2022

Wonderful experience.

By Nathanael R

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Oct 2, 2022

Really nice course !

By Mạnh L

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Sep 16, 2022

Great! Keep fighting

By Olachi D O

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Aug 23, 2022

I am glad I enrolled.

By Aveek M

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Aug 22, 2022

leraning manmy things

By Olufemi B

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Aug 1, 2022

Great and exceptional

By MD. O R

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Jul 6, 2022

what a great course!

By Luis T

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May 29, 2022

This course is great!

By HIMANSHU K

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May 3, 2022

Simplified awesome...

By Madhuri S

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Jan 12, 2022

Its truly amazing....

By Humberto I R R

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Oct 18, 2021

Thanks for the course

By Abdul S B

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Jul 8, 2021

It was a great course

By Daniel G

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Jun 3, 2021

It was a nice Journey

By Guillermo M

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Sep 12, 2025

Amazing introduction

By Batuhan İ

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Mar 13, 2025

thanks to the google

By Nodia M

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Aug 24, 2024

Excellent Instructor

By mutoro i

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Jul 9, 2024

wonderful experience