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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 Ameli N T

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Sep 25, 2022

great course that you may not wnt to miss

By Hemalatha B

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Sep 24, 2022

good which helped me a lot to my carrer

By leo o

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Aug 26, 2022

Great course . The course is informative.

By Rita O

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Aug 9, 2022

It was easy to follow and very insightful

By Полина Р

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Jul 23, 2022

Thank you so much for this useful course.

By Kunsaya M

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Apr 28, 2022

Great course! Thank you for creating it!

By francis k

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Feb 28, 2022

Soo informative would recommnend my team.

By Tumi M

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Dec 28, 2021

great course. Informative and challenging

By Calvin R

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Dec 13, 2021

Informative with an ease of digestibility

By Felipe C

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Aug 9, 2021

So great, everyone should do this course.

By Monima C

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Aug 5, 2021

Great crisp course - very nicely designed

By Lis G

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Jul 6, 2021

Excellent! Practise and more interesting

By Alessandro B

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Jun 23, 2021

very well done course and easy to follow.

By 吳佳蓉

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Jun 11, 2021

This topic I learn more project methods.

By Ibrahim J

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Jun 6, 2021

course, well paced, and very informative!

By Kartik U

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Jun 2, 2021

Really great course to get started with!!

By Alicia j

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Jun 1, 2021

great course that I am very happy to take

By Aman S

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Dec 23, 2024

Awesome Course design for projet manager

By Elisha O

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Dec 5, 2024

It was a lengthy course but I enjoyed it

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By U T

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Apr 12, 2024

Amazing course content and explanation !

By Ahmad A A S

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Dec 5, 2023

I love how modern and high-quality it is

By Sobia

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Oct 5, 2023

It is good platform to enhance the skill

By Nancy A V

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Jul 9, 2023

This is very knowledgeable and learnable

By Mahmoud I

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Jul 2, 2023

Great information and learning methods .