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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate
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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate

Get on the fast track to a career in project management. In this certificate program, you’ll learn in-demand skills, and get AI training from Google experts. Learn at your own pace, no degree or experience required.

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.8

(111,950 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
6 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and skills needed to succeed in an entry-level project management role

  • Learn how to create effective project documentation and artifacts throughout the various phases of a project

  • Learn the foundations of Agile project management, with a focus on implementing Scrum events, building Scrum artifacts, and understanding Scrum roles

  • Practice strategic communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management through real-world scenarios

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Prepare for a career in Project Management

  • Receive professional-level training from Google
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Google
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant
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$77,000+
median U.S. salary for Project Management
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715,000+
U.S. job openings in Project Management
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75%
of certificate graduates report career improvement
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Professional Certificate - 6 course series

Foundations of Project Management

Course 112 hours4.9 (89,734 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe project management skills, roles, and responsibilities across a variety of industries

  • Explain the project management life cycle and compare different program management methodologies

  • Define organizational structure and organizational culture and explain how it impacts project management.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Change Management
Category: Business Administration
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Project Planning
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Business Operations
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business
Category: Strategic Leadership

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

Course 217 hours4.8 (21,895 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the significance of the initiation phase of the project life cycle.

  • Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation.

  • Complete a stakeholder analysis and utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.

  • Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Business Management
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Scope Management
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Management Accounting
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Project Controls

Project Planning: Putting It All Together

Course 326 hours4.8 (13,307 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the components of the project planning phase and their significance.

  • Identify tools and best practices to build a project plan and risk management plan.

  • Describe how to estimate, track, and maintain a budget.

  • Draft a communication plan and explain how to manage it.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Cost Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Budget Management
Category: Business Operations
Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Program Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Procurement
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Planning

Project Execution: Running the Project

Course 424 hours4.8 (9,085 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement the key quality management concepts of quality standards, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control.

  • Demonstrate how to prioritize and analyze data and how to communicate a project’s data-informed story.

  • Discuss the stages of team development and how to manage team dynamics.

  • Describe the steps of the closing process and create project closing documentation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Controls
Category: Project Closure
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Management Software
Category: Project Portfolio Management
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Program Management
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Implementation

Agile Project Management

Course 520 hours4.8 (13,494 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the Agile project management approach and philosophy, including values and principles.

  • Discuss the pillars of Scrum and how they support Scrum values.

  • Describe the five important Scrum events and how to set up each event for a Scrum team.

  • Explain how to coach an Agile team and help them overcome challenges.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Software Development
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: Product Management
Category: User Story
Category: Product Development
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Human Resources
Category: Product Roadmaps
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Product Strategy
Category: Backlogs
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Change Management

Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World

Course 643 hours4.8 (10,192 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop a comprehensive project charter using research and relevant documentation.

  • Determine quality standards and evaluate against those standards to ensure that the project is achieving the required level of quality.

  • Develop effective stakeholder reports by applying storytelling strategies to describe data.

  • Prepare for job interviews and gain a competitive edge by learning AI skills you can apply to your work.

  • Boost your project management skills with AI
  • Use AI to create a project charter
  • Identify potential project risks with gen AI
  • Use AI to improve project communications
  • Execute meetings more efficiently with AI
  • Plan Sprint retrospectives using AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Quality Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Communication
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Program Management
Category: Relationship Management
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Project Controls
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Business Operations
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Project Documentation

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When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

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Degree credit eligible

This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.

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¹Lightcast™ US Job Postings (median U.S. salary with 0-5 years experience), Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022). ²Positive career outcome (e.g., new job, promotion, or raise) within six months of completion. Based on program graduate survey, United States 2022.