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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.

AS

Aug 7, 2022

Thank you so much for creating and putting together such a valuable course. Thank you, I learned a lot! Online education is a future, it's way better and more engaging than boring college classes!!!

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By Amal A R

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Nov 22, 2021

very useful and practical information

By MD A R

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Oct 16, 2021

i am very satisfied to do this course

By Ernesto R C

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Sep 27, 2021

Excelente curso, con buenos conceptos

By Henry C

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Sep 18, 2021

Very great instruction that I can use

By Amit T

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Aug 31, 2021

Very informative, loads of knowledge.

By Linda G

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Aug 22, 2021

It becomes more and more interesting!

By sai P

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Jun 8, 2021

Very Insightful and knowledge gaining

By Elliott S L

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Dec 10, 2025

Excelente curso y muy buen material!

By Diego F C P

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Dec 3, 2025

Excelente contenido y de mucho valor

By Neelesh Y

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Aug 22, 2025

nice course, excellent tutorial vids

By Facundo R

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Aug 6, 2025

Excelente contenido! Muy profesional

By Beatriz

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Jun 18, 2025

Excelente. ¡¡¡Muchísimas gracias!!!!

By Samuel D A

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Jan 18, 2025

Long but very educative and engaging

By Chris T

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Oct 10, 2024

Great Course within this certificate

By Uchenna M

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Jan 30, 2024

I learnt a whole lot on this module.

By Rakesh P

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Oct 10, 2023

Excellent Course on Project Planning

By Alexa N

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Feb 20, 2023

You will learn a lot. Its made well.

By Ailana M

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Jan 28, 2023

Happy with the course. Leaned a lot.

By Carlos A R

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Nov 14, 2022

Excellent Course. Highly recommended

By Salvador L M

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Oct 17, 2022

Great iinformation / Great teacher.

By Mandana

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Oct 11, 2022

Great course, absolutely loved it !

By TAHIR K

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Sep 29, 2022

Well explained with great examples.

By viet h L

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Aug 17, 2022

thank you so much. it just amazing.

By ahmed a

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Aug 14, 2022

very informative and valuable mater