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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 olamide m

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Aug 29, 2021

The class was worth the time spent. I have upgraded at my workplace since I started the course. It beyond learning, using what was learnt is the greatest achievement of this course and that what I plan to do. PUT IT TO USE

By Fatma M

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Jul 24, 2021

I recommend strongly this course because the content include important information about Foundations, the instructor is very particular, especially, he gives precious information about all the methodologies used in GOOGLE.

By Sriram K

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May 5, 2021

An excellent course and easy way to relearn on project management. The course provided a good learning opportunity from practical and theoretical examples. Reading material, references and citations are excellent to track,

By Philippa S

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Sep 24, 2023

Absolutely vital for anyone who wishes to start their career in project management - provides an excellent overview of what the role entails, and includes videos, discussions, reading, and quizzes to cement your learning.

By Meenakshi M

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Oct 3, 2022

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I enrolled myself in this course to learn something different as i am from medical field and this course actually provide me some great knowlegde.

Thank you to all the team of Google for such content.

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Meenakshi

By Kelani S J

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May 31, 2022

Awesome! Google is doing great things to empower people across the globe. It's wonderful privilege to be here and to learn in such a simple way and know so much and enough to build a professional career. This is awesome!!

By Maryruth H

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Nov 28, 2021

This was a great foundational course--easy to follow and the approach to instruction increasingly motiviated me to move forward successfully. The instructors were great! and I enjoyed hearing about their roles at Google!

By Brahmantara P

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Nov 3, 2021

I enjoy this course, because it's very informative! 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!

By Willy D S

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Oct 12, 2021

The content is engaging and easy to understand. I highly recommend to enroll this class, even if you are new to Project Management world, since it is a flexible and transferable skill no matter what industries you are in.

By Aaron B C

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Oct 7, 2021

The course is able to give a great intro and overview on Project Management. The videos are concise and easy to understand. The same can be said regarding the reading materials. Overall, I had a great learning experience.

By Jennifer

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Aug 10, 2021

Thank you for this course, it is a good intro to what Project Management is. I especially appreciated all the job search and interviewing advice inserted throughout. I'm looking forward to the rest of the specialization.

By Pari

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Oct 20, 2024

That was great ,The explanations are very good and useful and also support team ,with this course I realized that I was meant to be a project manager from the beginning and I wish I had taken that path .thank you all

By Yunisa Z

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Aug 13, 2024

I've learned many important concepts that help me apply for a role in project management. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to start or advance their career as a project manager. Thank you, Google and Coursera!

By priyangani p

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Jul 26, 2023

The project management course I recently took was a highly valuable and informative experience. It provided me with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to effectively manage projects from initiation to completion.

By Nishank m

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Nov 29, 2022

One of the best Course to study indepth about Project management. Google has provided enough assignments, Video Lectures and Reading material to thoroughly capture most concepts of Project management. Highly Recommended!

By Andrea N

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Sep 19, 2022

This course was easy to follow and very helpful in defining what project management is and the responsibilities of a Project Manager. This course was also helpful in how to locate a job, where to look and how to apply.

By Manoj P

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Aug 17, 2022

It is a very well-designed course, giving an overview of Project Management and an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a project manager. Easy to understand with ample examples and reading material and quizes.

By Sai k R

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Jul 20, 2022

Its been an amazing course till date, new learnings every week for the past one month and already feel i have learnt a lot and going in the right direction. Thanks to the people who have designed such a wonderful course.

By Dane S

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Jul 12, 2022

It took much longer than expected. But the effort needed to get to this point has created a sense of pride. I do not know what to expect in the next modules, but I feel like I'm teachable and like what I've seen so far.

By Sharita J

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Jul 4, 2022

I learned a lot just in this first course. Such an amazing experience! I am looking forward to continuing my studies in Project Management. This course did an excellent job of explaining the basics of Project Management.

By Daniel M d S

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Jan 29, 2022

Very good course, well explained by the trainers and in fluent language that anyone, regardless of nationality, can understand. Good tools to work with. It really helps the real examples in each course. thank you so much

By Deleted A

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Jul 26, 2021

Excellent foundations to improve the skills on the subject, already working as a Project Manager I was personally able to deepen my knowledge and optimize my way of working.

Great job Google, thanks for the organization.

By Maria E V D M

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Oct 12, 2024

Very good course. Gives you a good foundation of Project Management with lots of topics and examples. Classes have a great content, presented in a good pace and covers a great range of processes and systems used in P.M.

By Islam M

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Aug 20, 2024

The way the knowledge is organized is awesome. I feel it's easy to get every data I need, also the testing phase was competitive to me, so I am checking if I get everything or not. Thank you for just a fruitful journey.

By Carolyn P

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Sep 22, 2023

Excellent beginning to a lot of material. You break it down very well and it is easy to absorb and process. This is making me really excited to continue on with this program and get into a project management position.