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About the Course

This course is the first in a series of six to equip you with the skills you need to apply to introductory-level roles in project management. 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. Throughout the program, you’ll learn from current Google project managers, who can provide you with a multi-dimensional educational experience that will help you build your skills for on-the-job application. 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....

Top reviews

MR

Nov 27, 2021

Learned a lot such as Agile, C-Suite, Change management, Corporate governance, Culture mapping, DMAIC, Kanban, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Linear, Matrix structure, Reporting chart, Six Sigma etc. Thank you

DT

Jul 23, 2023

The course is well design and very interactive. I don't have prior experience of Project Management. But Course help me to understand various jargon associated with Project management in a simple way.

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By Quy D

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Aug 5, 2022

A good course to learn about the work and challenges that a project manager face.

By Pallavi I

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Aug 1, 2022

Great course as the first step towards learing the concepts of Project Management!

By RANA A A

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Jul 28, 2022

very well organized course..

This covers the basic principles of project management

By Abdul H T

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Jul 16, 2022

It was a great learning experience, the way they are teaching is just outstanding.

By Ejiroghene O

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Jul 1, 2022

i absol loved learning about the foundations of project management with coursera.

By Annabel A

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Jun 24, 2022

Very simple to follow through and lots of practical insight throughout the course

By GAURAV K

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Jun 19, 2022

Its an amazing learning tutorial from Google. Very comprehensive course conentents

By Divyansh P

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Jun 9, 2022

Good and concise overview with interesting challenges and links to more resources.

By David F B R

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Jun 7, 2022

Excelente desarrollo de la temática y un ambiente e instructores muy interesantes.

By Carter E

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May 11, 2022

Great foundational review of the Project Management role and what it consists of!

By Enrique C

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May 11, 2022

Great course - easy to follow along very interactive and engaging. I earned a lot.

By Ramesh q

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May 5, 2022

This is really helpful for the beginers. Now i got more idea about Project manager

By Nidhi R

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Apr 19, 2022

best way of delivering the subject and simple to understand as given with examples

By David M

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Mar 30, 2022

Very informative and the videos allowed me to learn and take notes at my own pace!

By Jaiganesh S

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Mar 26, 2022

Interesting and learning was so effective through interactive Quiz and activities.

By Noemi E

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Mar 25, 2022

great overview! fascinating to hear the personal stories of the various Google PMs

By Iyanu T

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Jan 31, 2022

This course was very useful and the instructors did a lovely job. Thank you Google

By Mario C

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Jan 19, 2022

A lot of valuable information, a good first step into the project management world

By Pallavi D

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Jan 17, 2022

This course was very helpful in creating foundation for project management career.

By Valerie

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Jan 1, 2022

Great introduction. Clearly descrubes the work and reasons for project management.

By Antwonette M

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Dec 31, 2021

Great Course love how it narrowed down all the fundamentals of Project Management.

By Darren L

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Dec 20, 2021

I love this course, it provided me with every basic knowledge that I want to know

By Kasia S

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Nov 27, 2021

Amazing course. Very professional, looking at project management from big picture.

By Ana B

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Oct 25, 2021

Course full of foundational information that is a must know for any PM! Great job!

By Aravind K P

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Oct 20, 2021

These are much needed contents to lay foundation for project management knowledge.