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About the Course

This is the first of six courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. 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. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. 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....

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Jan 31, 2023

I do not know why it is the best course I have ever had. Thank you, Google and Coursera, for providing such a great course. You cover many intensive and comprehensive items, particularly the speaker.

NE

Apr 9, 2022

Wow, I did not expect that it will be so much fun to work on this course. It gives a lot of good information. This course must be taken by anybody who is not familiar with project management methods.

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By jitesh k

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May 25, 2022

This course will give you confidance and clear many of your concepts related to project management.

By Emmanuel D J

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Apr 6, 2022

Awesome interactive program that teaches using every possible job aid for your learning style/need.

By Nk N

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Feb 22, 2022

facilitators were smooth, language was simple, illustarations were relatable. its an amazing course

By Learning w F # S S

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Feb 19, 2022

contents inculde clear understanding & knowledge about the organsization & how Project manager work

By Chaquiq e b y

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Feb 8, 2022

Very interesting course and big step to have a solid understanding project manager profile .thanks

By Sadeq N Y

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Feb 7, 2022

I really enjoy all sylabes and speechs and content. It is useful even for daily life managment too.

By Noureddine B

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Jan 3, 2022

شكرا جزيلا لكم. كانت الدورة التدريبية التدريبية التي تم الحصول عليها مباشرة في الفيديوهات التعليمية

By Brayan L

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Dec 25, 2021

Just incredible, I'm already work in this field, but I learnd a lot of new tips to ensure my labor.

By Vikkia W

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Dec 5, 2021

I'm enjoying this course, it's allowing me to learn more about how a project start and is completed

By Sachin J P

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Dec 2, 2021

The course deals with the basic details of Project Management which is very useful for a beginner.

By Ashfaq K

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Nov 29, 2021

Agile Management and refresh course for me on a topic that I have already gone through in the past.

By Rebecca P

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Oct 12, 2021

Really good start to learning about Project Managment! Looking forward to the rest of the courses!

By ken w

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Oct 11, 2021

Nice course, use a lot of real work life example to explain the course content, easy to understand.

By Nishant J

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Aug 27, 2021

Really good content, straight to the point, easy to understand, and relatable to real-life examples

By Itzel L

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Aug 17, 2021

this is the best course I've ever taken in my whole life and I already took many management courses

By Girts G

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Aug 9, 2021

Lots of useful information, and top-natch presentation and interaction with the student. Thank you!

By Krishna C S

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Jul 4, 2021

Content of course is very useful and real life case studies example makes this course interesting.

By douglas k

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May 18, 2021

Learning foundations of Project Management has been a fruitful and full of knowledge based concepts

By Kaysia T

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May 9, 2021

This course gave a great overview on project management and touched on all of the necessary points.

By Bea

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Apr 25, 2021

Great course, I am very happy with the structure and coverage of it. Thank you Coursera and Google.

By Fatou G S

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Apr 12, 2021

The course was detailed, well segmented and easy to follow. I loke the mix of readings and videos.

By Deleted A

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Apr 7, 2021

Super valuable information and a great course to begin to lay the foundation of Project Management!

By Agustina A

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Mar 26, 2021

I am excited for what is coming! it was a great start to the course to be able to learn the basics.

By Mohammed A

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Mar 25, 2021

Very cool course, To be honest i didn't expect to learn that much from it, But I did learn a lot <3

By Job A

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Mar 22, 2021

Great course . Short lessons . Concepts are clearly explained. Examples from Google PMs are a plus.