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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 Terrell H

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Mar 27, 2023

Excellent course. Very well taught.

By Vlad Z

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Mar 18, 2023

Очень хороший курс! Мне понравился.

By Juan C S M

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Feb 10, 2023

Excelente explicación de los temas.

By Samhitha P

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Jan 28, 2023

It was a great learning experience.

By Md S

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Jan 21, 2023

It was a great learning experience.

By Juan C

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Oct 24, 2022

The best decision ever made by me!

By Juliana S

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Sep 26, 2022

Muito bom para iniciar projetos :)

By Roycee H A

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Aug 25, 2022

Great experince.learning made easy.

By Devyani K

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Aug 23, 2022

well explained concepts and matrics

By Byron P T

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Aug 22, 2022

Great course for project initiation

By Muhammad H S

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Jul 28, 2022

I really liked the course content.

By wilfred m

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Jun 27, 2022

Very informative and well presented

By Benjamin M R

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Jun 20, 2022

Good overview on project initiation

By Elango N

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Mar 30, 2022

Great learning value, Thanks a lot.

By Abiodun A

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Mar 19, 2022

Great course with very rich content

By Tm g o w c t

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Feb 16, 2022

great step this change my feelings,

By Oleksandr D

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Jan 13, 2022

Absolutely clear, structured course

By Ali I A

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Jul 13, 2021

Thank you for this wonderful course

By Ejike E

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Jun 22, 2021

Exceptional and Truly Life changing

By Venkata R K

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Dec 15, 2025

thanks for giving this opportunity

By TAJUANA R J

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Mar 31, 2025

EXCELLENT BREAKDOWN OF THE PROCESS

By Khalid S

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Oct 17, 2023

What an amazing course. Thank you.

By Affan S B

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Sep 30, 2023

Great set of tools and explanation

By Ilya E

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Sep 14, 2023

Very good course! I really like it

By Anna G L P

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Aug 10, 2023

Excelente curso, bastante completo