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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 YinghuiWang

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Jan 13, 2022

systemically introduced the overall progam management skillset ,helped me a lot on recaping my past career

By Carla R

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Dec 27, 2021

This course is expertly designed to repeat the main lessons in many different ways for all learning styles.

By Mahesh M

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Dec 7, 2021

The course is very well structured, well taught and includes ample practice to understand the key concepts.

By Sara B

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Oct 24, 2021

Very easy to follow without compromising on the quality of the content. It is a great introduction course.

By Salaudeen A A

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Oct 20, 2021

Am so glad to participate on learning this Course, it taught me alot of things i dont know before... Thanks

By Daniel F

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Sep 17, 2021

Such a uncomplicated path to get acquainted with the fundamentals of project management, 100 % recommended.

By Hoa N

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Jul 31, 2021

Visualized learning materials, thorough content. Thank you for developing such a useul source of knowledge!

By Muhamad N K

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Jul 31, 2021

It's excellent to have this course to be able understand better about the foundations of Project Management

By Gary L C F

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Jun 6, 2021

Excellent presentation. I had gained a deeper understanding of the project management skills and knowledge.

By John P R V

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May 31, 2021

The course is very useful. I am able to learn the fundamentals of Project Management in an interesting way.

By Faouzi O B

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May 10, 2021

Great Course, it gives you an insight of what project management is in very professional way ! Thanks a lot

By Aviv A

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Apr 24, 2021

Very interesting so far, Pretty basic information but definitely handy.

Looking forward to the next course.

By Wisdom J

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Apr 23, 2021

Awesome course. Any beginner would understand the concept easily and clearly. Thanks to Google. Great job.

By Johnny G

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Apr 11, 2021

This has been a great start to understanding the role of project management and the skills that are needed.

By TUSHAR B

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Mar 31, 2021

It was really a nice course. We had fun while learning the course. Thank you so much for this course Google

By Patrick J W

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Mar 16, 2021

As a real beginner, I though it was very interesting and very well presented. I enjoyed it a lot.

Thank you.

By Arisha R

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Sep 7, 2025

it is easy to understand and give a lot of example to understand every situation and apply our learning...

By Quỳnh A L

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Jul 19, 2025

It's extreme helpful for me as a Supervisor to build a strong and firm foundation about project management

By RODRIGO M (

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Feb 24, 2025

Muy buena introducción al tema y sus componentes. Un enfoque claro para empezar a practicar en mi trabajo.

By LHOU A

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Dec 18, 2024

Très bon cours , simple et explicite . Il sert vraiment à gérer les projets d'une manière efficace . barvo

By Adriana P

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Nov 28, 2024

Great Course. There was a lot of great information displayed in a way that is easy to comprehend and apply

By Dana B

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Sep 20, 2024

Wow! The intro to PM is easy to understand and very digestible. I am excited to learn more on the subject.

By Pia M - B

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Sep 8, 2024

I love how the instructor explained each detail of the course. I am excited to more a lot in this course.

By Elisabetta F

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Jan 26, 2024

It is very informative and I like that videos alternate to reading parts; it is a format that works for me

By DeAsijania D

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Dec 11, 2023

Absolutely loved how easy the course was to understand the fundamentals of being within project management