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About the Course

This is the first of six courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. 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. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. 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

JK

Oct 5, 2021

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!

SO

Apr 11, 2022

So much information was packaged in this course but it was so well organized and delivered that I was compelled to complete every segment. Well timed quizzes helped to ensure my comprehension as well.

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By Bibhuti B S

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Jun 25, 2022

Very informative. will definitely have a deep insight on what managing a project looks like. will want to learn more.

By J

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Jun 9, 2022

Great to go through basic concepts of the project management. This is a veryr good start to continue to other courses

By IRFAN K P

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May 17, 2022

One can get to know what exactly a project manager do on daily basis to get the project rolling & lead to completion.

By Shandhi

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May 3, 2022

I learned a lot from this course. I got so many new insights and knowledges to use for real Project Management works.

By Reem

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May 3, 2022

I learned a lot of concepts that would consist the basis of project management in a very smooth and entertaining way.

By Trang P H

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Apr 16, 2022

The course is very imformative and easy to follow, practice in any types of tasks and reflect on my past experience.

By Corey C

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Mar 31, 2022

Great presenter, great iteractive UI expereicne with the different assessments and the different readings and videos.

By Pris C

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Mar 23, 2022

Strongly recommened! Easy to follow. Sufficient and efficient learning content. Great way to start for the beginner.

By Ketav C

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Mar 8, 2022

Very good course. It gives you the flavour of project management. Very nice & illustrative lessons with case studies.

By Taylor B

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Jan 14, 2022

Fantastic foundational knowledge with great examples from Google employees. Very easy to understand and work through.

By K T

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Jan 8, 2022

J'ai vraiment apprécié ce cours, à tel point qu'il m'a motivée à continuer dans mon cursus de formation .

Merci Google

By KIPKIRUI W C

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Jun 4, 2021

A very essential course all our lives require us to work on different projects .Here in Coursera its taught perfectly

By Rayne A

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May 21, 2021

The course is a great introduction to project management, filled with many fun and interesting stories from Googlers!

By Shubham P

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May 2, 2021

This is an amazing course, I learnt a lot from this. Thank you to the team for making this awesome content available.

By Shankaranarayanan K

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Apr 18, 2021

I really enjoyed the course and the process taken. Each concept was taught with an example which was very insightful.

By Mauhhik T

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Apr 5, 2021

Really nice coursework and I really love the 10 minutes regarding articles which are available in between the videos.

By Stylianos H

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Mar 31, 2021

Very interesting course about project management with a lot of case studies and real-life examples. Highly recommend.

By Jawad U H

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Nov 4, 2024

Its a great opportunity, I have suggestion and request that increase the duration of course validity at least 1 year

By Majerne d T R S

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Aug 9, 2024

It was just great, above average with quality curriculum and understandable explanations! Thank you for this course!

By Maria-Luisa B

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Jul 27, 2024

I have learned life lessons with this course. It helps not only in the business life, but also in the personal life.

By ANN O

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Jul 23, 2024

The materials and the guides from both the instructor and study materials were very effective and easy to understand

By Unai M L

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Jun 30, 2024

I think the course is very well structured, giving you the bases for continuing building on top in the next courses.

By Twaha S

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Jun 9, 2024

I learned a lot and by compairing this information to my past, it gave me confidence of being a good project manager

By Ajay K P

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May 25, 2024

Well explained by the industry experts and provided thoroughly knowledge about the foundation of project management.

By Santosh M

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Dec 18, 2023

Thank you very much for the course. I enjoyed every minute of your lecture as well as your marvelous sense of humor.