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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 D

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Jan 28, 2024

Very good experiential learning.

By MD N A

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Oct 5, 2023

Great learning from the course !

By Jana O

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Oct 1, 2023

It's was really a helpful course

By Rohit K

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Aug 11, 2023

nice explanation and assignments

By Laura M A G

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Jul 8, 2023

Very complete and understandable

By Rohit K

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Jul 5, 2023

great course absolutely loved it

By Subhash S

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Feb 8, 2023

Very practical course!! Loved it

By Ivan A

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Feb 6, 2023

Good and pretty straightforward!

By JENSON A S

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Jan 31, 2023

Good Insights on Project Charter

By Victoria O

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Jan 20, 2023

Fantastic course! I learnt a lot

By Mohamed E

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Jan 17, 2023

Great course and great knowledge

By Nkemakonam O

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Nov 24, 2022

professionally and well organize

By John M

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Nov 4, 2022

Very interesting and challenging

By Victoria G

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Oct 25, 2022

Très interactif et intéressant!

By Brandy W

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Aug 24, 2022

Great course and information!!!

By Ravender p S

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Aug 7, 2022

help me seeing the wider picture

By Sai K j

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Aug 1, 2022

The way course planned is good..

By Masum B

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Jul 31, 2022

very good for project managemrnt

By Serame P

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Jul 30, 2022

Interesting and very informative

By Payal S

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Jul 18, 2022

Excellent Course for beginners!!

By Torrey A

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Jul 15, 2022

JuAnne was awesome!!! Thank you!

By Swapnil K

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Jul 11, 2022

Great Learning, great course !!!

By Doreen A

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Jul 4, 2022

Quite involving and informative.

By EVELYN O

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Jul 1, 2022

Very informative i learnt a lot.

By Manjunath B

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Jun 12, 2022

I learnt lot in Initiation phase