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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 Gladwin L C

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Aug 15, 2022

I learned a lot in this course.

By Oleksandr

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Aug 7, 2022

The best course i hawe ever did

By Opal D

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Jul 12, 2022

love it, excited for my future

By Mohan P

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Feb 8, 2022

Insightful and very informative

By Gui Y

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Jan 28, 2022

very didactic and comprehensive

By Jennifer B

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Nov 2, 2021

Very hard but complete as usual

By Zhi J L

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Oct 24, 2021

The templates were very helpful

By خالد ا

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Oct 11, 2021

I learned a lot in this course.

By Wayne S

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Oct 3, 2021

Nothing to add. Knowledgeable !

By Corey W

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Jun 27, 2021

Really enjoyed this course! :-)

By Aya M L N

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Apr 10, 2021

Thanks a lot really

Best Regards

By NGÔ T B H

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Nov 5, 2025

I have a great time learning!!

By 何毓舟

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Aug 26, 2025

教學、說明、閱讀、範例、實做與檢討，對新手相當適合的學習程序

By Xu C

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Jun 5, 2025

learned a lot from this course

By asmamaw m

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Apr 9, 2025

I got this course Very Helpful

By Andrea B

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Mar 13, 2025

This was a really good course,

By Ahmed A I A

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Mar 18, 2024

Very excited course..! Amazing

By Hua ( L

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Mar 1, 2024

Useful and interesting course.

By Festus O

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Feb 4, 2024

i love the course, well taught

By HARSHADA D

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Jan 26, 2024

Fantastic learning experience!

By Margaret E

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Jan 11, 2024

Learning at my pace is awsome.

By Leslie R D

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Dec 30, 2023

good course highly recommended

By Leo X

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Dec 28, 2023

Best Coaching you can ever get

By Tahir I

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Oct 2, 2023

very informative and rewarding

By Phan T N H

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Sep 5, 2023

very useful course. thank you