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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate
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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate

Get on the fast track to a career in project management. In this certificate program, you’ll learn in-demand skills, and get AI training from Google experts. Learn at your own pace, no degree or experience required.

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What you'll learn

  • Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and skills needed to succeed in an entry-level project management role

  • Learn how to create effective project documentation and artifacts throughout the various phases of a project

  • Learn the foundations of Agile project management, with a focus on implementing Scrum events, building Scrum artifacts, and understanding Scrum roles

  • Practice strategic communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management through real-world scenarios

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Prepare for a career in Project Management

  • Receive professional-level training from Google
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Google
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant
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$77,000+
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715,000+
U.S. job openings in Project Management
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75%
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Professional Certificate - 6 course series

Foundations of Project Management

Course 112 hours4.9 (89,289 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe project management skills, roles, and responsibilities across a variety of industries

  • Explain the project management life cycle and compare different program management methodologies

  • Define organizational structure and organizational culture and explain how it impacts project management.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Business Administration
Category: Change Management
Category: Program Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Business
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business Operations

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

Course 217 hours4.8 (21,807 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the significance of the initiation phase of the project life cycle.

  • Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation.

  • Complete a stakeholder analysis and utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.

  • Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Scope Management
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Management Accounting
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Business Management
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Project Controls
Category: Project Management Software
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Project Management Life Cycle

Project Planning: Putting It All Together

Course 326 hours4.8 (13,253 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the components of the project planning phase and their significance.

  • Identify tools and best practices to build a project plan and risk management plan.

  • Describe how to estimate, track, and maintain a budget.

  • Draft a communication plan and explain how to manage it.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Planning
Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Budget Management
Category: Cost Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Accounting
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Planning
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Business Operations
Category: Procurement
Category: Project Estimation
Category: Project Performance
Category: Program Management
Category: Project Schedules

Project Execution: Running the Project

Course 424 hours4.8 (9,054 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement the key quality management concepts of quality standards, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control.

  • Demonstrate how to prioritize and analyze data and how to communicate a project’s data-informed story.

  • Discuss the stages of team development and how to manage team dynamics.

  • Describe the steps of the closing process and create project closing documentation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Closure
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Program Management
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Project Portfolio Management
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Project Implementation
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Management Software

Agile Project Management

Course 520 hours4.8 (13,417 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the Agile project management approach and philosophy, including values and principles.

  • Discuss the pillars of Scrum and how they support Scrum values.

  • Describe the five important Scrum events and how to set up each event for a Scrum team.

  • Explain how to coach an Agile team and help them overcome challenges.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Software Development
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: User Story
Category: Product Management
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Backlogs
Category: Product Strategy
Category: Product Roadmaps
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Change Management
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Human Resources
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Product Development

Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World

Course 643 hours4.8 (10,118 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop a comprehensive project charter using research and relevant documentation.

  • Determine quality standards and evaluate against those standards to ensure that the project is achieving the required level of quality.

  • Develop effective stakeholder reports by applying storytelling strategies to describe data.

  • Prepare for job interviews and gain a competitive edge by learning AI skills you can apply to your work.

  • Boost your project management skills with AI
  • Use AI to create a project charter
  • Identify potential project risks with gen AI
  • Use AI to improve project communications
  • Execute meetings more efficiently with AI
  • Plan Sprint retrospectives using AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Milestones (Project Management)
Category: Project Performance
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Program Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Scope Management
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Project Estimation
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Project Closure
Category: Project Controls

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¹Lightcast™ US Job Postings (median U.S. salary with 0-5 years experience), Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022). ²Positive career outcome (e.g., new job, promotion, or raise) within six months of completion. Based on program graduate survey, United States 2022.