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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

SO

Apr 11, 2022

So much information was packaged in this course but it was so well organized and delivered that I was compelled to complete every segment. Well timed quizzes helped to ensure my comprehension as well.

BC

Dec 26, 2021

This course is very helpful for those who want to kick start their career in project management field. It is highly interactive and covers basics of project management thoroughly. I really enjoyed it.

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By AX F

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Nov 11, 2021

Bite sized course using video 1-10 min, readings 1-10min, resources and 10 question quizzes that you can complete with dedicating relatively small chunks of time each week to complete at your own pace. 1 of 6 Complete.

By Omar G

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Aug 30, 2021

by continuing coursera courses on the fondation of project management i learned I learned a lot of skills like Organizational Culture ,Career Development ,Strategic Thinking ,Change Management ,Project Management

By Bunty R

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Jul 24, 2021

I am really happy to learn many old and new things via this foundation course. This course has enabled many options for career path and thanks to google for making it easy to all to learn more about project management.

By Jazmin Q C

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Jul 16, 2021

This was such a great course to understand so many stuff on Project Management. I loved all the videos, the readings, the innovative interactive pop ups and the practice tests. I would definetely recommend this course.

By Junyd T

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Jul 5, 2021

This course gives keen knowledge in Project Management in friendly way. It gives you important direction and also the confidence in your work place as you would know the role of the project management in any industry .

By Kevin V

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May 19, 2021

One of the best learning platform i've use through out my career ! Will surely recommend to anyone i know. Also big thumps up to Google staffs who took part in making us learn . I had soo much fun learning with them :)

By Anilougou T

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Apr 16, 2024

This learning journey has been incredibly enriching, and I've acquired a wealth of knowledge on project management. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to expand their understanding of project management.

By bankole a

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Mar 13, 2024

Foundations of Project Management course was very interesting and remarkable. I am delighted and very much interested in starting the next stage. Thank you Google for giving me the privilege to enroll on the course.

By Helin S T

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Aug 18, 2023

A user-friendly and motivating teaching system is used, everyone sharing their thoughts or information in the discussion section has created a useful resource. Thank you for contributing to such a certificate program.

By Crystal C

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Jul 23, 2023

Excellent course! Information was taught superlatively! For the test you really had to think and see the program as a whole and not recall it from memory!

I loved it and look forward to more challenges in this course!

By isabel g

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May 9, 2023

I love that you include real-life examples and have real people working in the field sharing their personal experiences. It provides a more clear perspective, not only in the technical part but in the real human part.

By Tonua

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Apr 30, 2023

I enjoyed the course. It gave a good foundational view of project management and also the methodologies related. I was introduced to a tools used to improve business processes and am excited to learn and master more.

By Juan C

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May 15, 2022

VERY NICE, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING COURSES HACE I EVER TAKE. Thanks so much for take your time to prepare all of there themes. The topics are specific and including all of the teory the resoomer form. Thanks

By Orlando A S A

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May 14, 2022

More than expected, thank you Coursera for this dream come true and also google for letting this kind of knowledge be affordable for people that we don't have the resources to study materials like this. Just thank you

By Ashleigh M

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Feb 14, 2022

I found this course engaging and insightful. Having no experience in this field, I feel fully aware of the essence of project management. I still have a lot to learn, but I feel equipped and ready for what is to come.

By Rossella L

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Jan 17, 2022

I seriously loved this course! It's well put together, it covers all basic elements of project management and it also gives very helpful tips on how to look for PM roles and prepare for interviews. Highly recommended.

By Rob G

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Dec 25, 2021

A thoroughly enjoyable introduction to project management. Covers all the bases and offers some great tips to new and experienced PMs alike. I wish this course had been available 15 years ago when I was starting out!

By Patrice N

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Dec 12, 2021

J'ai suivi ce cours avec grand intérêt et j'ai beaucoup appris.

J'essaye autant que je peux de mettre en pratique tout ce que j'ai appris dans ma vie d'entrepreneur.

Merci encore de m'avoir permis ce cours gratuitement.

By Pius D P

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Nov 14, 2021

Very interesting course, making Project Management so loveable, demystifying certain things. Knowing the myths as shown in the course has really given me an extra push and drive in PM. I'll recommend any time any day.

By Dan E

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Aug 20, 2021

This was a wonderful course could help anyone who is interested in starting a career in Project Management.

I was surprised by how many skills we all have, from life experience, that are transferrable into this field.

By Monique S

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Jul 1, 2024

Wonderful introduction to the world of project management. I especially like how there are areas in the course where you about the day to day life of project managers and how they became project or program managers.

By Yahaya S

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Nov 8, 2023

Great Course. I will recommend it to my friends and colleagues seeking to learn about project management and to improve or acquire skills, knowledge and tools for project management in their respective organizations.

By Trupti W

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May 2, 2023

Great module with real-life scenarios on how to implement project management in day-to-day activities. This course will help to understand the basic framework and important methods of project management in a nutshell

By Lyndsay L

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Mar 28, 2023

I learned so much about the skills required in Project Management. The instructors made it very easy to understand the material and the course work offered examples that helped me understand all of the main concepts.

By Wolfgang T

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Sep 30, 2022

Really great piece of education, Google. Thank you.

Focus is on the most important aspects, easy to follow, variety of media (video, reading, quizzes, test, ...), great speaker, motivation and spirit is really high.