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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

LL

Jan 18, 2022

Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!

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

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By samia D

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Sep 12, 2022

I want to thank the Coursera community for giving me this opportunity to develop myself and I hope to get my certificate. I want to thank the teacher Emilio for encouraging and motivating me. In the end I hope to get the certificate at the end of this course, this is very important for me

By Olga A

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May 31, 2022

That`s a great opportunity to review, reassemble and recup all my previous work and life expirience in one brief stragetic view. To understand where I am on the career way to become a PM or even a program manager. Thanks a lot for the producers and the entire team of this cource creators!

By Geetika G

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Apr 11, 2021

The course was very thorough and touched all the topics necessary to get started in a Project Management role. The content was very well reviewed and explained by the instructor. The quiz was great way to revise the topics and the short videos with real PMs at Google was very helpful too.

By k200254 M N

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Feb 25, 2024

It was a great experience to learn the concepts I knew from the perspectives of Google Managers. Some concepts were new to me like Organizational Culture, Classic v/s Matrix structure and Journey of a PM. The course content and activities in the modules are interactive and easy to learn.

By Juan s

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Nov 3, 2023

Very good program, however, this is just the beginning. At the moment I am at the second one and it is getting really interesting. A lot of things to learn and to be honest. I started searching some vacancies to know if what I am studying was aligned to the market... let me tell you 100%

By hafiz h

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Oct 22, 2023

I want to express my sincere gratitude to Coursera for being the backbone of my educational journey. Today, I am thrilled to announce the successful completion of my Project Management Certificate, a program made possible through the collaboration between Google, Microsoft, and Coursera.

By Christina M

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Jun 18, 2023

The course was excellent. I have no knowledge in PM, although I feel already that through the course I obtained important information and knowledge in order to change my career in the future. I am looking forward for more fantastic things to learn in the next courses. Thank you Google <3

By Kenny S ( S

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Mar 20, 2023

I am grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and develop my skills, and I am eager to apply what I've learned to drive impactful projects and deliver exceptional results. A big thank you to Google and Coursera for offering such an informative and engaging learning experience!

By Evelyn S

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Jun 27, 2022

Easy to follow along, great way to condense all if this information in a consice way.

I had difficulty getting trhough college, but if my instructors made it so that it was little bites, but saturated with knowledge like these classes are, I would've gotten better scores!

Thank you, truly.

By Kokou D K

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Jun 17, 2022

Great concepts but easily epxlained with real life examples and case studies. This course unravels mysteries surroundng project management, makes it attainable. Not easy and simple as Project Management can be complex but this course helps you undertands that you can do it and enjoy it.

By Shankar M

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May 20, 2022

one of the best course on project management , this course stats in a pace understandable by any new person and helps to understand in a very pleasant and informative manner , has a great content , i enjoyed each and every class , thank to google and team for creating such a great course

By Jamal A

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May 14, 2022

i would like to send my gratitude and appreciation to the Coursera team of which without them i couldnt make this milestone and also the Google Company who actually gave me this wonderfull opportunity to equip may self with such a highly on-demand skills.

i say thank you.

much appriated.

By Lilian G

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Sep 22, 2024

Este curso ha superado todas mis expectativas. Desde el primer día, he aprendido habilidades fundamentales que todo Gerente de Proyectos debe tener. Los contenidos están bien estructurados y son fáciles de seguir, lo que me ha permitido comprender conceptos complejos de manera sencilla.

By Asaf H

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Oct 16, 2022

This is an excellent and very engaging course!

I enjoyed it very much and will recommend it to all relevant people.

Two things that I think will do it even better:

1. The ability to read out loud the text sections.

2. The ability to skip the parts that concern new job search.

Thank you!

By monica

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Sep 12, 2022

Me ha encantado el contenido y la estructura, he aprendido lo que necesitaba sin rodeos como suelen hacer en otro tipo de formaciones. Se centra en aquellos recursos útiles para el trabajo diario, sintetizando lo importante sin peder la perspectiva global donde anclar los aprendizajes.

By Jacqueline A

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Mar 23, 2022

Love to go over the foundations of PM, also learning a little more about other PM methodologies that I didn't have on the radar. This 1st course make a broader idea ion how far a PM role can go in a corporate level. And I feel is getting me ready to make a good come back into my career.

By Surabhi P

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Jan 26, 2022

It was an excellent course. I really enjoyed learning the basics of Project Management. The thing that I liked the most about the course was with every concept, the video had an example of the implementation of the concept. This really helped solidify the understanding about the topics.

By Ana P P

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Jun 30, 2024

Very good course, I am working with project but I did not know much about the literature related to Project Management. I learned a lot of things, including formal names that I did not know but I was using in my daily job. Now I feel more confident in conducting my projects. Thank you!

By Nachiket P

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Sep 26, 2022

As im from a small village , I haven't any idea about the coursera courses. One day I have seen the advertise on my instagram and i thought that it will be good for me to learn this new skills which is ultimately help me to boost my career. its a very good course.

Thank you coursera!

By Alex K

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May 13, 2022

Good Course for basic Understanding of Project Management role in a company. It will helps you to fing your role in big corporate and also in middle companies. Additional skill is to find the company for yourself and understand how to write your CV to show your skills for possition.

By Rebecca K

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Jan 8, 2022

As someone wanting to shift my career path into Project Management, this was the perfect course. All the questions I had about Project Management were answered in this course. I now feel like I have a solid foundation to where I can boldly pursue this new career path. Totally worth it!

By Jeremiah D

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Sep 10, 2022

This was a great intro to Project Management. I was able to learn details about what I currently do and it gave me a confidence boost in my current role as an unoffical Project Manager. I'm currently in the second course and hope to finish the whole course before the end of the year.

By Raja M H

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Jul 25, 2022

It was great.I learned allot of knowledge about project manager and what is it to be a project manager .The instructors were well trained and they thoroughly defined thr details of how to become a project management.Morever, this course has increased my skill set as well my interest.

By liel M

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May 14, 2022

The guide was amazing! He presented the information in a short and effective way that kept me in focus all the way, I like how the course is structured and it feels good to complete each video and see the complete mark on the side (made me want to complete more!) Thank you very much.

By Omkar V B

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May 1, 2022

The course was great and comprehensive.

However i just felt it could have been made a little shorter/condensed as it is just a foundational course.

Though, it has helped me learn a lot. So from that point of view, I have not much concerns.

Thanks to all the instructors and coordinators.