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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you’ll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You’ll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management tools and resources for the job at hand. 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: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs....

Top reviews

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Feb 14, 2022

This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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By Sheri C

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Jul 19, 2022

This was a good course - lots of activities - what I didn't like is that the discussion prompts said "optional", however the course would not be marked complete without them. While there are graded peer responses, the optional quetsions about my personal life should not be required. The 1st course, they were not. This course made them mandatory - but I did not know that until the complete end when I was trying to move on to course #3.

By Dhivya A

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Jun 29, 2021

The course is very good but I am not fully convinced with the "signature on the certificate". It will look formal when there is a signature (at least digital) with the name and position of the signing responsible. Having only Google don't look very formal and probe to fake certificates. I am afraid, my certificate will be questioned by the interviewer even though there is a coursera number. Please consider, thanks.

By Pedro A G C

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Dec 24, 2024

la verdad que no fue de mucha ayuda tuve que leer el ayudante o coach no ayudo bien no desarrollaba las respuestas para que entienda correctamente mis dudas a diferencia del curso anterior. que ahi si respondia mis dudas sin embargo al final estudiando por mi cuenta y resolviendo mis dudas me tomo mas tiempo terminar este curso a diferencia del anterior que si tenia ayuda.

By Robert C A

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Aug 3, 2022

I don't know how you made such easy consepts so overly complicated. The way you organize the information your teaching was infuriating. I'm embarressed that I told my mom to try out this course after completeing course 1. It took all of my will power not to quit the course entirerly. I can't be the only person who feels this upset with this learnign experiance.

By Abdoulie F

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Aug 27, 2023

The quizzes are extremely frustrating because of the ambiguity of their wording. I have had an answer be wrong but when I compare the result to my notes the answer I provide is completely right. Or vice versa I place an answer I believe is wrong and in my notes even is only somewhat right and then that is the right answer, extremely irritating.

By Kirill V

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Aug 9, 2023

I think this course could be shorter. The volume of information is not so complex as to stretch it for a long time.

If you are not a beginner and not a schoolboy, you will be surprised that you are taught how to use Excel.

Although the course contains useful information (links and examples of using tools).

By Samy M M

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Jul 13, 2024

Teaching is gift from God, not everyone has it. When I read any materials or lessons, I use a text to speech extension in Google Chrome to make it easier for me. Not having periods, commas, and other missing punctuation makes the text to speech extension keep reading and have other bugs.

By N S

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Jul 4, 2021

I have submitted an assignment in week 2 of Course 2 and still have not received a grade. I have submitted it via attachment and google docs. Still have not received a grade or certification although the course is done and I'm on the next course now.

By George N

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Oct 5, 2021

Lecturer's poor pronunciation and presentation skills were distracting. Also the peer grading process is poorly implemented. You may need to wait for weeks for your submission to be graded... there's got to be a better way!

By katiuska t

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Oct 23, 2021

para poder obtener mi diploma me dicen que valide mi identidad me llega mensaje a mi celular y cuando trato de activar la camara no funciona? cómo puedo resolver esta situación y así generar mi diploma. gracias

By Nicole B

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Aug 21, 2023

It is a promotion for Google. I did not get to finish my studies. I am working full time. I am a single mom and the course cut off before I could complete it even though I was meeting the deadlines.

By Saeid N

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Oct 30, 2023

The content is good, complete and useful, but the presenter and her way of speaking are completely boring and confusing. Sometimes she doesn't even bearable and you should avoid watching videos

By Katy L M

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Nov 30, 2022

The idea of peer grading is really a horrible concept. You aren't able to move forward without others grading your work, which could take up to 7 days....greatly delaying your progress.

By Felipe C R

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Jul 27, 2023

There are many similar concepts, such as objective and scope, and in many cases, I did not understand the difference. I think it is important to gain more clarity on these concepts.

By &rea r

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Jan 15, 2023

Unhappy with peer reviews. My course is marked as 99% complete as peer review is not done. This peer review should not be mandatory. Please do not make this peer review mandatory.

By Jonathon C

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May 30, 2022

I have no idea if I did anything right. Some questions and answers made no sense. I don't think there is much I can use from this course beyond the glossary. Still got 97%.

By Tomal B

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Mar 2, 2023

I think the peer graded assignments idea is crap! If somebody wants to rush through it, they wouldnt care how much they are rating. Pointless putting efforts in it.

By Siva R

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Apr 30, 2021

submitting assignment and waiting for someone to review the assignment is a bit time consuming.

I hope coursera will control this step to improve the rating.

By NILESH S

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Jan 18, 2024

Frequently I faced issue with Assignment submission and yet there was no way i could find any one to connect and complain... about the issue I'm facing.

By Samantha G

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May 31, 2023

The course was great, but listening to her try to say the word successful was difficult. It made me want to complete the course as quick as possible.

By Anas R

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Oct 21, 2021

VERY Basic. I was hoping to get helpful tips/insights from Googlers about how they go about their projects in real life. This course is very basic.

By Clynn M

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Jan 22, 2023

i did not enjoy this course like I enjoyed the first one. I feel as though it threw too much information at me all at once.

By Christian R

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Nov 1, 2023

This topic is very important, however, the instructions for completing the Charter assignment and submission are confusing

By ichrak m

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Jan 13, 2024

i have a problem in this course and i didn't know the source of the problem and honestly the help center didn't help.

By Aanin R

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Sep 30, 2021

Overall the course is good only issue is although I finish the course is not letting vie the certificate