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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you’ll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You’ll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management 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.

AA

Feb 14, 2022

This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

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By Vishal B S

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May 23, 2023

Thanks for giving oppurtunity to learn project management in simple and effective way

By n.c a

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Apr 2, 2023

The entire piece was very insightful and was drafted with proper real life experience

By Rosemary A

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Mar 1, 2023

Really interesting and useful information. I will implement the learnings right away!

By Dalia S

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Dec 14, 2022

Great way to learn all is clear hope to make itt to the next steps thank you coursera

By Ahmed n

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Oct 15, 2022

iam happy for enroled for this course its very good and useful in management career.

By Austin D M

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Feb 18, 2022

Awesome fun way to learn so excited to be envolved a proactive torwards a new career.

By Sineechaya L

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Jan 31, 2022

I t is very useful course. It teaches me how to start a successful project throughly.

By Bách N

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Sep 17, 2021

The content is concise and helpful for me to systemize and contribute to my knowledge

By Sarah A E C

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May 19, 2021

I really like the hands-on modules and practicing the tools used by Project Managers.

By Subha V

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Nov 1, 2023

excellent course for any one who have a flair to step in to project management phase

By Ibilola F

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Jun 4, 2023

Excellent delivery, there was so much to learn but it has pushed me to a great start

By Niaome H

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Apr 15, 2023

Learning so much from this amazing course! Very excited to become a project manager.

By Saad A

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Mar 7, 2023

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project is a great opportunity of learning

By William M

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Feb 6, 2023

Very informative with exercises to practice developing goals, success criteria, etc.

By ROMEL F

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Nov 21, 2022

great discussions. And very empowering assignments and activities. Thank you so much

By Iván G

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Jul 20, 2022

I really liked the modules concerning stakeholder analysis and setting SMART goals.

By Lisbeth B

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Mar 19, 2022

Muy bueno 100% reomendado ... el material on el que te aprenden esta muy bien curado

By Viktoria D

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Nov 6, 2021

The course was structured very nice and as usual great explanations and assignments.

By Thao P

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Jul 5, 2021

really appreciate for down-to-earth techniques and tools being taught in this course

By Emeka O

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Aug 7, 2023

The module was quite insightful. The Tutor was very knowledgeable about the subject

By Sohel K

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Jul 1, 2023

It has been a wonderfull journey with Google project Management certificate course!

By Wasim A

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Apr 2, 2023

Very happy and sees a ray of hope in me that I can be a successful Project Manager.

By Susan J

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Jul 31, 2022

Great information! I can appreciate this being more challenging than the first one!

By Zachary T

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May 21, 2022

Not the most fascinating information but it's important to have and delivered well

By Dhruvil D

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Dec 6, 2021

Had a great experience and have learned many new insights about project initiation.