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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

RC

Dec 20, 2022

This course 1 is so clear that I can even apply it to my daily routine! I want to explore more about Project Management. Thank you, Google: Coursera for making this happen to those who lack knowledge.

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 Santiago H G

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Apr 15, 2022

Amazing course a lot of information was recieved, tools very usefull in my project manager role.

By isaac d

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Mar 27, 2022

i was very happy with the first part, hope to continue learning much more from the hand of google

By Noura A

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Mar 14, 2022

I had some knowlage about management, however the course really took me to another level. Thanks!

By Muhammad N R

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Mar 9, 2022

This is a very important course for those of you who want to start a career as a project manager.

By Siddanthi A

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Feb 8, 2022

Every single concept was started from the scratch and I had an incredible experience learning it.

By Smini E K

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Feb 7, 2022

Excellent Course And Tutors are really experienced ones,that makes each sessions so interesting.

By Eduardo J B R

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Feb 4, 2022

Great meeting with google project managers, it certainly leaves you in the mood to keep learning.

By PUNEET B

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Feb 1, 2022

This is something new to learn for me and has excellent outcome in future and the course is nice.

By DAVID B

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Jan 14, 2022

The best project management course I have ever participated in. Very interactive and informative.

By Denis Å 

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Jan 9, 2022

A very good introduction to the fundamentals of project management,methodologies and frameworks.

By Louis D

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Dec 10, 2021

A fantastic start to project management and introduction to all of the different types there are.

By A. A F

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Nov 15, 2021

I have enjoyed and learnt so much from this course so far. I can't want to start the next course.

By NIA G

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Sep 13, 2021

This was a great course to take , the self paced course is great for beginners learning about it.

By Antonia N

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Aug 23, 2021

Loved this coarse, and I really liked that the material from this coarse can be saved and reached

By power

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Aug 4, 2021

thank you Google team for all the effort I am really happy and more improvement with this course

By Jerry H

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Jul 26, 2021

This course is a good start point to get an overview and different aspects of project management.

By Noor B

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Jul 25, 2021

This is a great course for anyone in any field! I 100% recommend taking it you will learn a lot.

By Alexander K

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Jun 14, 2021

Exceptional course, really enjoy the lecturer and how well he conveys information to the student.

By Krithiga K K

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May 2, 2021

The instructor explained everything very clearly and he would have been for other modules as well

By Henry T

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Apr 6, 2021

Excelente curso, bastante didactico y dinamico. Excelente inicio para el certificado profesional!

By Aliasgar K

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Mar 20, 2021

This is great way to start, right amount of overview detail and leaves you hungry to dive deeper!

By Eduardo T

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Oct 28, 2024

Great content for those looking for basic and foundation concepts focused on project management.

By Edgar P

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Jun 24, 2024

Algunas preguntas no están tan bien traducidas y algunos conceptos están traducidos literalmente

By Zipporah N K

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May 16, 2024

Excellent detailed work and it had given me the motivation to proceed to the rest of the modules

By M S C

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Sep 19, 2023

Best Course !! i want to learn all the Project Management Courses with the financial aid please.