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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

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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 Khaled A S

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Nov 30, 2021

Great and useful course

By Moustafa A M G M

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Nov 28, 2021

very interesting course

By mohammad A

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Nov 18, 2021

great course, recommend

By David P

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Nov 15, 2021

Great! is all I can say

By Hassan E

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Oct 22, 2021

Well organized content!

By salah s

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Sep 10, 2021

best curse in the world

By Yury L S T

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Aug 27, 2021

Es largo pero muy bueno

By wilmer c

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Jun 4, 2021

I will miss you JuAnne.

By Padmanabhan S

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Oct 20, 2025

Excellent explanation.

By Nikko J P G

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Oct 1, 2025

great, very insightful

By Enrico L

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Apr 16, 2025

Very good and refined.

By Ravindra K

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Apr 14, 2025

nicely develope course

By Christabel B

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Oct 20, 2024

a very hands on course

By Deshmukh B B

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Aug 11, 2024

IT is very nice course

By Abood W

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Apr 28, 2024

Such an amazing course

By Felix N O

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Sep 24, 2023

Very insightful course

By Ebenezer S J

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Aug 10, 2023

This course is super !

By Julie H

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Jun 21, 2023

Beyond my expectation.

By SAUMENDRA K S

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Dec 17, 2022

So thoroughly prepared

By SOWMIYA. K

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Dec 5, 2022

best learning platform

By Sanghamitra T S

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Nov 18, 2022

good and easy to learn

By Kesavanarayana S

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Nov 18, 2022

Lot of useful content.

By Akeima G

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Nov 16, 2022

Excellent Information!

By Amin K

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Nov 8, 2022

Useful and interactive

By Dena T

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Oct 25, 2022

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