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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 Upasana S

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Jun 18, 2021

Perfect course. I have learned a lot in this course.

By Tymoteusz W

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Jun 7, 2021

Great course, with lots of both theory and practice!

By Shane D

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May 25, 2021

Great course content and easy to follow instructors.

By SADIE K

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May 13, 2021

Very necessary; I feel like I need to take it again.

By Alina B

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May 12, 2021

It was fun and challenging!!!!!Absolutely love it!!!

By Ricardo S

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Mar 31, 2021

Easy to follow, well structure, you will learn a lot

By Keyur V

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Dec 22, 2025

It's great course to learn about project management

By GERMAN O

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Feb 21, 2024

excelente pero me gustaria que estuviera en español

By Nancy C

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Nov 18, 2023

Nice balance of content and real-world application.

By Haider A

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Oct 7, 2023

Perfect course to be a professional project manager

By Namrah M M

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Sep 25, 2023

Help me in getting to know my inner strength more !

By Otilia R

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Sep 24, 2023

Thanks! All was very good and easier to understand!

By Tan L

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Aug 28, 2023

good knowledge, I have learned alot from the course

By Thulasidas O

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Aug 23, 2023

Excellent course delivery, materials and practices.

By Abd A A M D

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May 2, 2023

This course is very important and very very useful.

By Petar A P

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Apr 29, 2023

Thank You.

Perfect course and let's go to the next.

By Janet B

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Mar 28, 2023

Really good review of getting started on a project.

By Marycris L

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Oct 1, 2022

I got a lot of learning in this program. Thank you

By lawerence o

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Aug 7, 2022

Great thoughtout content. Nerodivergent friendly!!

By Monica O

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Mar 22, 2022

Its been so educative and inspiring. i love it here

By Jason B

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Nov 19, 2021

Kept me engaged the entire time with fun exercises.

By Khaled T

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Oct 21, 2021

can't express enough how much I have learned so far

By Andrei P

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Oct 12, 2021

An excellent course, a lot of valuable information.

By Pravesh P

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Jun 16, 2021

An excellent course giving insights of PMP in depth

By Viviana C

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May 15, 2025

Excelente información, recursos, ritmo, dinámicas.