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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....

Top reviews

TR

Apr 24, 2023

I learned a lot about the initial phases of project management and the intricacies of jumpstarting a project. I liked being introduced to project management software that I was unfamiliar with.

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 Mayowa E O

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Sep 29, 2022

So fantastic and enjoyable

By Visu N

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Sep 21, 2022

Thank You Google & Coursera

By Karim S

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Aug 17, 2022

fantastic and useful course

By Sheriff S

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Jun 10, 2022

Great and really insightful

By Tuntun

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May 29, 2022

very helpful and supportive

By Deleted A

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Apr 14, 2022

Great explanation of things

By Jay L

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Feb 27, 2022

lots of rescources provided

By amar p

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Feb 25, 2022

Good Content & very Helpful

By Aniruddh B

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Jul 13, 2021

Great learning experience!!

By Omar A

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Jul 10, 2021

wonderful I got more skills

By Sarah N

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Jun 22, 2021

I'm going to keep going :)

By Kevin V

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Jun 4, 2021

Good job again Googlers !!!

By Altaher M

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May 28, 2021

it was really useful course

By HERNAN A C L

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Jun 5, 2025

Excelente, superecomendado

By Akshit A

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Sep 29, 2024

Learned alot of new things

By Denitsa I

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Feb 7, 2024

Great opportunity to learn

By IHSSANE C E M

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Dec 13, 2023

very good thank you google

By Magzhan S

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Nov 10, 2023

Thank you for that course.

By Mazen H

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Oct 27, 2023

I learned a lot this month

By Federica M

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Oct 17, 2023

It was really interesting!

By Klaus M

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Sep 29, 2023

Lots of great information!

By Odiokah A

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Jul 13, 2023

short and Straight forward

By Ayran R

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May 8, 2023

Great learning experience!

By Tjamel A H I

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Mar 7, 2023

Heavier workload but great

By Milind D

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Jan 11, 2023

Surly, this very helpful.