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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.

MG

Feb 7, 2022

everything is excellent. but i am facing the problem that says 'upgrade to submit' when i traied to submit the peer graded assignment. and it is been 3 weeks i stucked on this module. please help me.

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By kassim E

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Apr 10, 2022

The contents are arranged with smooth transitioning between topics. I also love the learning illustrations as they really help in visualizing the information been passed.

By Eleni A

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Nov 30, 2021

Overall was a great course very interesting, very engaging and with very helpful material. The assignments were really educational and to the point. I fully recommend it.

By sahoori r

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Apr 25, 2021

It is an excellent course. The instructor is very detailed oriented, and the materials provided such as templates and glossaries are so helpful to understand the content.

By Grace U

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May 18, 2023

It was an interesting journey, a very educative and life-changing experience. Thanks to all the seasoned instructors for their wealth of knowledge, experience, and time.

By Jade W

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Sep 28, 2022

Really excellent course for understanding how to successfully initiate a project. I really enjoyed being introduced to so many different concepts and software products.

By Felix N

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Sep 7, 2022

This course is full and important for every project manager. I am glad I took it. I have learned how to successfully initiate a project will all necessary documentation.

By Abdul R

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Dec 15, 2021

One of the best course I experienced, well updated information, nicely delivered. All material need to be kept safe for future reference. Thank you for all team members.

By Engr. A M I

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Jul 5, 2023

This course is very informative and beneficial on my day-to-day project management tasks. It brings me more excitement on exploring diverse tools of project management.

By Natalia S

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Aug 11, 2021

I learned a lot about the initiation phase. How to do it and where to focus on it. I have used my English and I feel more confident in both project and language skills.

By Nicole F M

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Jun 27, 2021

The instruction and instructors were outstanding. This course helped me connect the dots of so many terms and processes within the initial phases of project management.

By Maria C P

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May 23, 2021

Very nice the teacher! She has a very nice smile and assures you constantely you're doing a great job. Also she explained very well and all the tracks were very useful.

By Marius U

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Nov 2, 2024

A lot of relevant information about initiating a project and useful context about the modern professional environment. A great improvement compared to the first course

By AJ P

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Oct 22, 2024

The lessons are great and highly informative, making it easy to grasp the material. The instructor is not only very knowledgeable but also incredibly engaging. Thanks!

By Claudia S G

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Jul 13, 2023

Super interesting course, my only recommendation is the management of the concepts since there's a lot in this course and may create confusion in the students. Thanks!

By Aprille W

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Jan 2, 2023

This course gives me the time available to work through Project Management. I am able to read, watch videos and answer quizzes all the while I'm building spreadsheets.

By Chyi C

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Aug 20, 2022

Well written and provided excellent content to learn in detail. I enjoyed the course. I wish I had more practice to use the tools and methodologies on small projects.

By Ann W

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Aug 7, 2022

In the past, my project management knowledge came from work experience, this class is to help me build a project management knowledge system in a more systematic way. 

By Deleted A

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Apr 27, 2022

This course has helped me gain a much better understanding of project management and how to create a proposal and a charte and working with and analyzing stakeholders.

By Annalisa C

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Sep 16, 2021

Thanks Coursera and Google for this comprehensible and complete course, which allowed me to have the effective overview (both theoretical and practical) that I wanted.

By Amanj Q R R

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Aug 11, 2021

It is a high-quality and civilized educational platform! I discovered a lot from it and I would like to continue and then continue with you.

Thanks for your attention.

By Bo M

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Jul 25, 2024

I'm loving this course and certification program. It gave me a glimpse of who I can be in the near future. I found the lessons and activities fun to do and practical.

By Amanda H

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May 18, 2023

There was a LOT of fantastic information in this course! The only thing I would change is to add more hands-on practice activities to really nail down the new skills.

By Faith

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Nov 8, 2022

Learner a lot of new information and also has the opportunity to reflect on the tools I was already using for project management. Very helpful and informative course!

By Vonyee J M

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Jul 4, 2022

VERY informative. The questions you've been asking (or at least most) will be answered. Pay close attention and take in the information. It's helpful and eye opening.

By Miles G

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May 12, 2022

This was great. It really taught me to understand my stakeholders, the project timeine, building out the SOW, and undestanding how to really pitch my project idea(s).