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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you’ll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You’ll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management 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....

Top reviews

AA

Feb 14, 2022

This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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By Miles G

May 12, 2022

This was great. It really taught me to understand my stakeholders, the project timeine, building out the SOW, and undestanding how to really pitch my project idea(s).

By Jean K T

May 24, 2021

Surprised by the amount of additional resources in the course. I have really learned new topics and tools that I had been curious to know how they worked. 5 out of 5.

By Deleted A

Mar 18, 2023

This course gives great insight to the inner workings of starting a Successful project. Giving you tools options and plenty of resources for you to use and research.

By Pawee S

Nov 21, 2022

Very thorough and the materials/lessons are paced at just the right speed. There's no information overload, and concepts are repeated for understanding and learning.

By Vishnu R

Nov 12, 2021

This was a great course. It teaches the benefits of projects initiation and shows new PM the importance. Great job by the teacher as well, really enjoyed it. Thanks!

By HARDIANTO

Feb 23, 2023

Its an amazing learning which is more essential to everyone who and where ever you are. Such skills are most helpful in making our carrier journey more meaningful.

By DJames B

Dec 24, 2021

So many fantastic resources that you get to keep! This is an amazing course for building knowledge and moving forward in your career, no matter what that career is.

By Mariana S

May 24, 2021

I really enjoy the course! The course itself seems very thorough and it also provides a great set of tools and templates. Can wait to apply them in the real world.

By Abbas J

Jul 28, 2023

Now that you’ve completed Course 3: Project Planning: Putting it All Together , let's look back on the project planning phase where you learned to communicate t...

By Muhammad U

Sep 2, 2022

Great teacher and activities are very good way to learn project managment easily and practically. I have learned about hoe to start a project from 0 to initiation

By Owusu F R

Aug 24, 2022

I have no words but to say this course it's incredible and the best. Kudos to all the instructors for an amazing work done. Keep helping us to broaden our horizon.

By MacWhite C

Aug 13, 2022

The Project Initiation section/course was full of practical information. I really appreciated the templates providing a hands-on experience with the various tools.

By Seble “

Jul 8, 2022

I learned a lot from this course. How to start a succesful project with templated, standards, real time projects to develop a projec plan, preaper project charter.

By Michael M

Jun 27, 2022

The course is very informative, the format of the content is excellent. I just love this course, I feel more interested to continue with this course until the end.

By Fredrick S

Jan 3, 2022

I really have enjoyed learning project management and more specifically the level of engagement each week brought on. I look forward to moving on to other courses.

By Camille A

Nov 7, 2021

The course was well thought of. Lessons were taught using video, reading, quizzes, hands-on practice, and optional participation in the forum. Highly recommended.

By Alan C

May 13, 2021

This module was vey important, I didn't know how many thing can be needed to plan the start of a project and how many tools there are than can facilitate the work

By Sachin N

Feb 19, 2024

The teaching method has been excellent so far especially the hands-on experience (in example form), also the increasing curiosity and morale throughout the course

By Shahrizat

Oct 26, 2022

Interesting and few skills has been learned like Stakeholder Analysis, RACI Chart and Project Charter including SMART goals which are beneficial for next career.

By METHUKU G V N S V V

Aug 17, 2022

good... but i am facing very diffecult to get cerificate its very bad working ...if i completee my courese i dint get any certificate ..very un satification to me

By Анна П

Aug 5, 2022

One more very useful and practical course, putting together so much of information, which is really crucial for the role of PM. I learned a lot, longing for more.

By Josiah E O

Jul 25, 2022

it was wonderful to learn about varoius project management tools , the RACI cjart, stakeholder analysis. the SMART goals the productivity and collaboration tools.

By Syed S

Sep 3, 2021

It was a very immersive and interesting course -- a lot of self-learning to be done on my own to really understand and put together into practice the methedology.

By Youssef B

Aug 9, 2021

A well structured course with a lot of information. A competent teacher who explains the concepts of project management in a simple and effective way. Thank you.

By Martin K

May 17, 2023

I am grateful for this Course. Very well structured and easy to understand. I recommend it to anyone, who wants to improve their knowledge of Project management.