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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

RC

Dec 20, 2022

This course 1 is so clear that I can even apply it to my daily routine! I want to explore more about Project Management. Thank you, Google: Coursera for making this happen to those who lack knowledge.

EM

Dec 23, 2022

Its a Very insightful course will help you to grow and know more about the project management career path and every single detailed about it thank you Google and Coursera for this a great opportunity.

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By Lymeng P

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Aug 3, 2021

perfect! the way the instructor explain and his tone of voice, the content like additional reading materials are awesome.

By MADHURI D

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Jul 26, 2021

Really, I am happy with the teaching methods and the way they are helping students with different useful study materials.

By Anna V

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Jul 13, 2021

Top notch content. Well designed and well thought out. Easy to understand and even better easy to apply your learnings.

By Ghayas U

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Jun 16, 2021

Definitely the instructor has plenty of knowledge and an amazing way of instructing ,really loved and enjoyed this course

By Alexander C

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Jun 10, 2021

This course is great - it will teach you the guiding principals and acronyms you need to understand Project Management.

By Abdullah A S

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May 9, 2021

The course is a good start on project management to get the basic ideas and how things work in real live from instructors

By abiola o

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Apr 5, 2021

the instructors took their time to explain well with videos and examples, and the quizzes were challenging in a good way.

By Donna P

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Mar 31, 2021

This was an excellent course. I thought the presentations were amazing, and the assignments well thought out and guided.

By Bharti

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Mar 23, 2021

it was a pleasure listening to the project managers and reading about the basics of project management !! thankyou google

By simona c

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Jan 24, 2024

Love how Emilio gives day to day examples of what a Project Management is that you can definitely relate to :) Thank you

By Lakisha B

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Jan 23, 2024

Thorough overview and introduction to project management with meaningful interviews from practitioners in various areas.

By Rohith K S

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Sep 3, 2023

very informative course which will give more insight to the different project management styles and its basics knowledge

By Eduardo M

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Apr 28, 2023

was very fulfilling, It was tedious or monotonous, the moderator was excellent on how to express and how to communicate.

By Jahanzaib J

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Feb 4, 2023

The methods of course is amazing and very different. to me I am very impress. its more interactive to physical classes.

By hameer a

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Jan 12, 2023

in this course I learned a lot about project management and its function, it was really an enjoyable full course for me.

By NEHA K

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Jan 4, 2023

Very insightful course , very well detailed course content helped me understand different aspects of project management.

By Hannie N

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Dec 5, 2022

Very useful and fascinating. I enjoyed the inspiration, practical knowledge, and interactive assignments of this course.

By Ilia G

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Nov 23, 2022

A good start is you need some basics. If you have already some knowledge, the whole course will take just several hours.

By Agnese L

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Nov 13, 2022

I liked the questions in between videos and the possibility to do the tests several times if I didn't pass with 1st time

By Dior R

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Oct 18, 2022

Great, easy to digest content! Highly recommend to anyone wanting to explore the world of Project/Programme Management.

By Chidiebere O

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Oct 15, 2022

i really enjoyed understanding the foundations of project management, i look forward to what other courses hold for me.

By Svitlana M

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Oct 14, 2022

I really like the cource and came to the idea that ful scope is manadatory for each project manager to pass with google

By Laiba a

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Sep 30, 2022

This course is amazing. .loved every bit of it and learned a lot at the same time.

Definiately recommended to everyone.

By Andrea M

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Sep 22, 2022

More complete than I would have expected. A lot of useful resources and very short but concise videos. So far, so good.

By anny b

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Sep 12, 2022

The course was apt on project management fundamentals. I'm greatly enriched. Thanks to Coursera and the Google PM team.