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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 Saidel L

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Oct 2, 2023

Love it. Exactly why I signed for

By ROTIMI O

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Aug 20, 2023

Educative and enlightening course

By Katesuda L (

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Jun 28, 2023

Good exercise, easy to understand

By AbdulQayyum A

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Jun 10, 2023

Very beneficial, highly recommend

By Otibel R

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Apr 13, 2023

Easy to follow up, well explained

By Jomar F

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Feb 9, 2023

Effective and helpful to learners

By Zain A

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Nov 22, 2022

good and detail concepts to learn

By Esteban G N M

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Oct 3, 2022

Very clear and excellent course.

By Butch

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Sep 25, 2022

Very informative and well done!

By K D B

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Aug 25, 2022

very useful and exacellent course

By HAIDER H S

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Jun 4, 2022

Excellent and well planed course.

By LUZ I L C

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Apr 19, 2022

High quality. Amazing experience.

By Jennica A

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Apr 9, 2022

Awesome Course! Very informative!

By Yinka O

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Apr 5, 2022

Good material and excellent tutor

By Abdul H

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Oct 25, 2021

Pretty tricky but best to know :)

By Mahrukh K

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Oct 17, 2021

its was a very informative course

By Carlos T M

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Jul 30, 2021

Excelente, altamente recomendado!

By Ashish R

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May 26, 2021

Great course with amazing content

By Jhonatan B

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Mar 1, 2025

Excelente curso recomendado 100%

By Tsisia M

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Sep 15, 2024

Useful, easy and well-structured

By azhar u

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Aug 14, 2024

Excellent and clear interpretant

By Mohamedkhier

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Jul 28, 2024

it was a very interesting course

By Umair R

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Feb 4, 2024

Excellent Course for PM new bees

By Mayowa D

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Jan 28, 2024

Very good experiential learning.