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About the Course

This course is the first in a series of six to equip you with the skills you need to apply to introductory-level roles in project management. Project managers play a key role in leading, planning and implementing critical projects to help their organizations succeed. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager. We’ll also introduce you to the kinds of jobs you might pursue after completing this program. Throughout the program, you’ll learn from current Google project managers, who can provide you with a multi-dimensional educational experience that will help you build your skills for on-the-job application. 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: - Define project management and describe what constitutes a project. - Explore project management roles and responsibilities across a variety of industries. - Detail the core skills that help a project manager be successful. - Describe the life cycle of a project and explain the significance of each phase. - Compare different program management methodologies and approaches and determine which is most effective for a given project. - Define organizational structure and culture and explain how it impacts project management. - Define change management and describe the role of the project manager in the process....

Top reviews

JK

Oct 5, 2021

Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!

MR

Nov 27, 2021

Learned a lot such as Agile, C-Suite, Change management, Corporate governance, Culture mapping, DMAIC, Kanban, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Linear, Matrix structure, Reporting chart, Six Sigma etc. Thank you

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By Alfonso L M P

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Jun 29, 2022

Its' an excellent course. It introduces you to all the possibilities, processes and versatilities that Project Management has for yourself and the projects you'll work on.

By Dhaval K G (

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Jun 20, 2022

Amazing course content and the Trainers. Strongly receommended for all the project managers to go through this wonderful course on the industry insights and practical world.

By Timothy L

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Jun 10, 2022

Wonderful learning about Project Management on my own time. I'm a father of two young children and also just started a new job and this course is perfect for me and my time.

By Pranita P

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Jun 7, 2022

Best course and anyone who wants to start their career in Management should opt for it. It provides with all the detailed infomation for the all the activities in management

By Yeileen E

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May 29, 2022

At the moment, I love how I'm feeling about this course because it helps me understand what Project Management is and if I am aware of the tasks and responsibilities within.

By Airam B

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May 18, 2022

A very engaging course, and extremely informative. The course really made me learn more about project management, new skills, and how it's valuable to have in organizations.

By Corey R

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May 10, 2022

Great course, but it needs more information and I feel like more curve balls like practice test that have questions from the beginning and the end to instill the information

By Suneel K

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Apr 29, 2022

I enjoyed the course and learned a lot from it. The content is well organised and focused on practical situations . It has covered most of the aspects of project management.

By ROLI T

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Mar 26, 2022

Tutor is so good all learning material is good and easily understable I learn so much from this. I am very thankful to the whole team to making this course.

Thanking you all!

By Ritesh T

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Sep 8, 2021

Great learning experience. The instructor who recorded the sessions was amazing. Course was easy to understand with continuous exams in between heped to check the knowledge.

By Jose V

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Sep 5, 2021

Excellent course I'm very motivated about keeping learning.

Google defitnely knows user expericience. The animations, people and all topics were very relevant and up to date.

By Joel A

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Jul 29, 2021

This course was very informative and on point, the instructor makes sure that all the points are simplified and well understood. This course definately stands upto its name.

By Evijin P

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Jun 13, 2021

Great starter for a beginner. Great content with high quality study materials. Kudos to the team behind this. Enjoyed learning the first part. Learning is the new addiction.

By Mark C

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May 20, 2021

There was so much information covered. I recommend anyone to take this class as it is simple to do on your own time and it covers all the major topics of project management.

By Akshay J

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May 14, 2021

This simple to understand course gave me a very clear understanding about a project manager's role, project management, and basic structure of how an organization functions.

By Christian O

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Nov 5, 2023

I appreciate the time taken to empower us by relating all new knowledge to what we may already know or have experience with. It makes the information really easy to digest.

By Daishell D

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Sep 6, 2023

I really enjoyed the assigned instructors for this first course. He was very clear, concise, and I was able to established a comfortable connection with his teaching style.

By Heba M

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Aug 1, 2023

It was a great overview of what the term project management means. Highly recommended for both beginners and even who has pervious knowledge, it will definitely add to you.

By Kandi H

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Jul 29, 2023

Wonderful start to understanding Project Management and the different roles and methods within this field. Enjoyed each week and course and looking forward to the next one!

By Steph L

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Jul 16, 2023

Cousera and Google have done an excellent job with this certification. I learned so much great information about Project Management. I look forward to the upcoming courses.

By Manuel V V

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Feb 1, 2023

Every aspiring project manager should take this course. It was simple, straight to the point, and packed with tremendous knowledge every PM should start their journey with.

By Mehboob U R

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Jan 17, 2023

its good a opportunity for me to got this certificate. its a good platform for learning . I appreciated google team to provide these type of short courses. Thanks Google...

By Claudio C M d R ( R

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Dec 1, 2022

Excellent overview of Project Management! Deep enough for acquiring new applicable knowledge, friendly enough to encourage engaging the other courses for the certification.

By Afaq A

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Oct 20, 2022

It was great learning experience for me. i got something new and the best part is the instructor was very good and his methodolgy is just amazing. Thanks for such a course

By Hamza A

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Oct 8, 2022

It was great entry of the certificate program and smoothly in the same time, keep telling us it's ok to be lost now you'll get everything in a while was great thing to do.