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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 MARIO V

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Aug 27, 2022

Great content. Thanks.

By David U

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Jul 14, 2022

very interesting coure

By Charlotte S

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Jul 11, 2022

Nice refresher for me!

By Suhaib F K

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May 5, 2022

Great and to the point

By pratuisha k

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May 11, 2021

Knowledge able session

By Farhoud F

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Apr 29, 2021

An outstanding course.

By Lujan F

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Apr 16, 2021

Super completo y claro

By Andre K

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Nov 12, 2025

I enjoyed the course.

By Angela T

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Apr 8, 2025

the process was easy.

By Petar K

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Aug 15, 2024

perfect for beginners

By Sami A

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May 27, 2024

Best course by Google

By Luis C

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Mar 23, 2024

the best of its kind!

By Htike S

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Feb 14, 2024

This course is great.

By Taymara V

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Oct 8, 2023

Excelente contenido!!

By Jo-Anafelle Q

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Sep 16, 2023

Insightful and useful

By Amina I

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Jul 27, 2023

teaches alot of stuff

By Khrystyna L

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Jul 23, 2023

The best speaker ever

By Franco A

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Mar 7, 2023

Excellent Overview!!!

By Lev K

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Mar 2, 2023

A very useful course!

By Dolapo O

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Jan 5, 2023

It was very impactful

By ahmed g

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Dec 11, 2022

Good one for beginner

By Mithun M

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Dec 10, 2022

It was really helpful

By S. Y

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Dec 8, 2022

nice it's very useful

By Evelyn L

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Nov 8, 2022

Wonderful experience.

By Nathanael R

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Oct 2, 2022

Really nice course !