• Create a business case. ...

• Conduct a feasibility study. ...

• Establish a project charter (or a Project Initiation Document) ...

• Identify stakeholders and make a stakeholder register.

Very interesting! you can learn how put together the goals, identify the resources, clarify the task and decide the software indicate for your project according with the size of it.

A very useful course , i learned a lot of concept and items related to project management and the step of initiating it successfully , i am so thankful for these learning materials

I learned a lot about project management and its tools in a structured way. The presenters explained things clearly. The course was very well produced. Kudos to all those involved.

A change in tone from the first foundation course, it was a wake up call but still easy and fun to follow. Very informative and thorough in the teaching, cant wait for what's next!

Very powerful course, it does what it says : Get you on track to successfully initiate a project. With all the different steps and tools necessary to achieve just that. Thank you !

I truly enjoyed this course. I've gained greater insight and views that I've never thought of when planning events. Can't wait to see what I will learn in the next courses to come!

It is a Golden Opportunity for the people who seeks to start Project Management Career. Content & Training Module is the 1st Class to get ready for a career in Project Management.

Great structure and content. Was able to grasp the content easily and the activities allowed me to practise the concepts well. Great insights provided for future Project Managers.

I enjoyed the content of this course. I also learned new and innovative ways to refresh the knowledge I already had. Thank you Coursera for the access at such a low monthly cost.

The Project initiation certificate is a detailed course that provides tools to successfully initiate a project. I enjoyed the course thoroughly and looking forward to learn more.

This course contained the right amount of information and exercises to feel well informed without feeling overwhelmed. A great overview of best practices for project initiation.

Easily digestible information and interactive tasks. I have already started to use what I've learned in my job in Customer Success and have had good feedback on these new skills.

It really highlights the importance of knowing the key components of the initiation phase: goals, scope, deliverables, success criteria, stakeholders and resources. Great course!

What a great course! I haven't been immersed in a learning setting in quite some time and this was the perfect way to get back to it. I can't wait to get through the other ones.

Excellent, all the products are excellent, the videos, lectures reading material. All teachers speak clearly and motivated. I am very happy, following the content of the course.

Honored to be a part of this course, instructor elaborate this course in a very simplest way. My favorite part is necessary tools & technique on how you can Initiate a project.

I think it's really nice, I worked in a similar role before and the skills was helpful in my job and at the very least an understanding of how things work as a project manager.

The course is very exciting, they provide you with several assignments that include several templates such as stakeholder analysis, Smart Goals, RACI chart, and Project charter

Great course for everyone who is in charge of a project, I think it really helps to get you started on what steps to take to setup a project for success or to prevent failures.

This course really teach us how to deal with all the problems in the initiation phase, im very satisfied with all the knowledge i have learned here. Thanks Google and Coursera.

Foundations was a good introduction but this course was great. The active learning and application was enjoyable and feel I have new tools to use tomorrow on current projects.

This course is very informative and equipping in project management. It is a sure confidence builder and a powerful flashlight in the crevices of project management ignorance.

This course gave me a good understanding about how to start a successful project. The various project initiation processes and the project management tools were well detailed.

Loved the way it broke down the information and gave so many examples and opportunities to practice. The tools presented are valuable and will be used in my future endeavors.