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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

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!

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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Sep 15, 2021

Really good!

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Aug 27, 2021

Great Course!

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Aug 27, 2021

Really good!!

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Aug 23, 2021

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Aug 17, 2021

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Jun 21, 2021

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Jun 1, 2021

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Apr 28, 2021

Good learning

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Apr 5, 2021

Great Course.

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Feb 16, 2026

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Aug 5, 2025

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May 29, 2025

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By Nida N

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Apr 12, 2025

VERY HELPFUL

By Syed M I

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Feb 17, 2025

It was 10/10

By Diego T C

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Jan 9, 2025

Great course

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Dec 15, 2024

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By Simnom E

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Oct 7, 2024

Professional

By Muhammad Z H b Z

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Sep 23, 2024

Nice course.

By Bishrul H

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Aug 26, 2024

Learnt a lot

By aya A

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Aug 17, 2024

very helpful

By Katerina D

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Apr 19, 2024

Very usefull

By Dam B

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Mar 22, 2024

Exepcional!!

By ENES E

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Jan 8, 2024

great course