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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 Abdulrahman A A A

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Apr 9, 2023

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

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By Take M S

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Apr 2, 2023

A great introduction course to initiation of a project!

By Satish N

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Mar 14, 2023

Great online learning course clears the concepts easiy;

By Sony O

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Nov 18, 2022

Properly designed and effectively delivered, thank you!

By Rodolfo M

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Aug 18, 2022

Great course, really enjoying this certificate so far!

By Metusael G C

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Aug 4, 2022

Ótimo curso para esta trilha sobre projetos. Muito bom!

By William I

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Jun 24, 2022

Would have rated this course 10 stars. Great instructor

By arike m

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Jun 4, 2022

It was an interesting and a very well explained course

By Vanessa C

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Jun 2, 2022

I'm learning a lot now just have to put it to practice.

By Jessica R

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Mar 1, 2022

The videos are easy to follow along and well organized.

By Jorge V Q

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Dec 30, 2021

Me gustó bastante, la calidad del material es excelente

By CARLOS R F M

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Nov 30, 2021

Me gusto bastante por que fundamenta los conocimentos.

By Maharshi B

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Nov 17, 2021

These courses keep getting better and more challenging!

By Beatrice S

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Oct 11, 2021

Very useful and introduce the project management tools.

By Luciano P

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Sep 20, 2021

Very interesting. Full of useful content and new tools!

By Alihan Ç

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Aug 10, 2021

Little bit hard but ı got the course :) thx eveyone :))

By Den G

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Aug 2, 2021

Things were made easy and graspable by adding synonyms.

By Lee Y K

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Jun 20, 2021

I think this helped me with improving my current skills

By Hsieh s y

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May 7, 2021

really nice teaching contents! I'll highly recommended!

By hari e

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May 3, 2021

it will add value and knowledge to start ant project :)

By Vadim K

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Apr 11, 2021

I liked the shared documents / templates, great course!

By Isaac O

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Apr 11, 2021

Very comprehensive and insightful. Great teacher too.!

By PATRICIA C P

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Aug 29, 2025

La programación de proyectos esta al alcance de todos.

By Gaby A D

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Apr 24, 2025

Excellent. Explicit content and practical assessments.

By Rafael A O R

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Dec 17, 2024

Excelente curso. Gracias por la información compartida