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Project Execution: Running the Project

In Course 4 of the Google Project Management Certificate program, you will delve into the execution and closing phases of the project life cycle. You will learn what aspects of a project to track and how to track them. You will also learn how to effectively manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks. As you explore quality management, you will learn how to measure customer satisfaction and implement continuous improvement and process improvement techniques. Next, you will examine how to prioritize data, how to use data to inform your decision-making, and how to effectively present that data. Then, you will strengthen your leadership skills as you study the stages of team development and how to manage team dynamics. After that, you will discover tools that provide effective project team communication, how to organize and facilitate meetings, and how to effectively communicate project status updates. Finally, you will examine the steps of the project closing process and how to create and share project closing documentation. 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: - Identify what aspects of a project to track and compare different tracking methods. - Discuss how to effectively manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks. - Explain the key quality management concepts of quality standards, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control. - Describe how to create continuous improvement and process improvement and how to measure customer satisfaction. - Explain the purpose of a retrospective and describe how to conduct one. - Demonstrate how to prioritize and analyze data and how to communicate a project’s data-informed story. - Identify tools that provide effective project team communication and explore best practices for communicating project status updates. - Describe the steps of the closing process for stakeholders, the project team, and project managers. - Explore best practices for leverage generative AI tools for communication.

Status: Process Improvement
Status: Project Controls
BeginnerCourse26 hours

Featured reviews

AB

5.0Reviewed May 3, 2023

Great course, I agree this is beginner level for me and easy to follow and relate in my current role. I have a basic understanding and knowledge of the content, now I need experience applying it.

JL

5.0Reviewed Sep 22, 2021

Great basics. Some link or reading referencing Earned Value Management would be great. However, incredible value here just like all the courses before it in the series. Way to go Google!

OF

5.0Reviewed Mar 16, 2023

This was quite an insightful chapter. The resource personnel was clear and was able to educate me and pique my interest to study more. Well done and thanks so much for putting this together

TK

5.0Reviewed Aug 13, 2025

The 'Project Execution: Running the Project' course offered excellent insights into managing project activities. It was engaging and provided practical strategies for effective execution.

TL

4.0Reviewed Jun 21, 2024

I have a very difficult time listening to female voices, which makes the learning experience quite challenging for me. I wish there were an option to choose the gender of the instructor.

HS

5.0Reviewed Jan 5, 2024

Hi, I'm a university student. I followed the course gain knowledge and to find a job. Instructors, Google, Coursera gave a great learning exposure. The course was perfect. Thank you very much.

KH

5.0Reviewed Dec 27, 2024

It is an exceptional and wonderful course, I have enjoyed the course, and the content, video clips, readouts, and quizzes are awesome ...my sincere gratitude to all the instructors

AF

5.0Reviewed Jan 19, 2022

HiIam happy to announce to that the course is very good with nice content this is very helpful for my future very very thankful to team providing the great online platform for me .RegardsAshok Chandra

HT

4.0Reviewed Dec 15, 2021

Getting a little monotonous. The activity instructions should be improved-they are often more confusing than they need to be and leave me guessing whether I have completed an assignment correctly.

PA

5.0Reviewed Oct 7, 2024

amazing! I have learnt a lot and can apply not only in work but also in my private life. This course strongly affects your logical thinking and creates a strong sense of organizing things!

NN

5.0Reviewed Mar 8, 2022

facilitators for this whole programme have presented this so well, I would recommend the course to anyone wanting to start a career in project management as I believe they will be set up for success.

BG

4.0Reviewed May 23, 2021

A good course. Though the documentations in Week 6 (Creating a Project Close Out Report Template and the Glossary in that same week) weren't shared correctly and couldn't be accessed.

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