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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....

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Jul 1, 2021

Mixed video, activity, and test help me focus and learn so much. And we can try many times in the test help us gain more confident and chance to enhance where we haven't understand. Such a great work.

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!

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By Dinesha C

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Aug 26, 2022

This Project Management Course changed my life and everything. i've learnt lot of things to build up my carrier and this helped me a lot to start my first step towards my carrier goal. Thanks a Lot Coursera..Google...Thanks everyone who helped me to complete this first step successfully.

By Surbhi G

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Jun 25, 2022

Engaging as well as full of knowledge. Definitely useful for career growth. The faculty is great, charming, very well experienced and the topics covered are indeed detailed. With different case examples, one can already start builiding the core project management mindset. Thank you Google!

By Gary M

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Dec 26, 2021

I learned more about project management in this course than I did in a full semester of a 400 level project mamagement course at my university. This course boils down weeks of useless information down to the actionable information that you need to know and can apply to projects right now.

By Fahim F

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Jul 20, 2023

What an amazing course. This course teaches us nearly all the fundamental concepts about project management and its implementation of it in a real-world setting. It also talked about how to use the knowledge from this course effectively in our careers. One of the best experiences to have!

By Muhammad R K

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Apr 25, 2023

It's really a great introductory course regarding project management. It takes you on the Project Management journey with a non-traditional approach. This also hinted at the disconnect between college/uni under-grade level project managemet pedagogy and industry-driven project management.

By samia D

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Sep 12, 2022

I want to thank the Coursera community for giving me this opportunity to develop myself and I hope to get my certificate. I want to thank the teacher Emilio for encouraging and motivating me. In the end I hope to get the certificate at the end of this course, this is very important for me

By Olga A

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May 31, 2022

That`s a great opportunity to review, reassemble and recup all my previous work and life expirience in one brief stragetic view. To understand where I am on the career way to become a PM or even a program manager. Thanks a lot for the producers and the entire team of this cource creators!

By Geetika G

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Apr 11, 2021

The course was very thorough and touched all the topics necessary to get started in a Project Management role. The content was very well reviewed and explained by the instructor. The quiz was great way to revise the topics and the short videos with real PMs at Google was very helpful too.

By k200254 M N

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Feb 25, 2024

It was a great experience to learn the concepts I knew from the perspectives of Google Managers. Some concepts were new to me like Organizational Culture, Classic v/s Matrix structure and Journey of a PM. The course content and activities in the modules are interactive and easy to learn.

By Juan s

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Nov 3, 2023

Very good program, however, this is just the beginning. At the moment I am at the second one and it is getting really interesting. A lot of things to learn and to be honest. I started searching some vacancies to know if what I am studying was aligned to the market... let me tell you 100%

By hafiz h

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Oct 22, 2023

I want to express my sincere gratitude to Coursera for being the backbone of my educational journey. Today, I am thrilled to announce the successful completion of my Project Management Certificate, a program made possible through the collaboration between Google, Microsoft, and Coursera.

By Christina M

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Jun 18, 2023

The course was excellent. I have no knowledge in PM, although I feel already that through the course I obtained important information and knowledge in order to change my career in the future. I am looking forward for more fantastic things to learn in the next courses. Thank you Google <3

By Kenny S ( S

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Mar 20, 2023

I am grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and develop my skills, and I am eager to apply what I've learned to drive impactful projects and deliver exceptional results. A big thank you to Google and Coursera for offering such an informative and engaging learning experience!

By Evelyn S

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Jun 27, 2022

Easy to follow along, great way to condense all if this information in a consice way.

I had difficulty getting trhough college, but if my instructors made it so that it was little bites, but saturated with knowledge like these classes are, I would've gotten better scores!

Thank you, truly.

By Kokou D K

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Jun 17, 2022

Great concepts but easily epxlained with real life examples and case studies. This course unravels mysteries surroundng project management, makes it attainable. Not easy and simple as Project Management can be complex but this course helps you undertands that you can do it and enjoy it.

By Shankar M

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May 20, 2022

one of the best course on project management , this course stats in a pace understandable by any new person and helps to understand in a very pleasant and informative manner , has a great content , i enjoyed each and every class , thank to google and team for creating such a great course

By Jamal A

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May 14, 2022

i would like to send my gratitude and appreciation to the Coursera team of which without them i couldnt make this milestone and also the Google Company who actually gave me this wonderfull opportunity to equip may self with such a highly on-demand skills.

i say thank you.

much appriated.

By Lilian G

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Sep 22, 2024

Este curso ha superado todas mis expectativas. Desde el primer día, he aprendido habilidades fundamentales que todo Gerente de Proyectos debe tener. Los contenidos están bien estructurados y son fáciles de seguir, lo que me ha permitido comprender conceptos complejos de manera sencilla.

By Asaf H

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Oct 16, 2022

This is an excellent and very engaging course!

I enjoyed it very much and will recommend it to all relevant people.

Two things that I think will do it even better:

1. The ability to read out loud the text sections.

2. The ability to skip the parts that concern new job search.

Thank you!

By monica

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Sep 12, 2022

Me ha encantado el contenido y la estructura, he aprendido lo que necesitaba sin rodeos como suelen hacer en otro tipo de formaciones. Se centra en aquellos recursos útiles para el trabajo diario, sintetizando lo importante sin peder la perspectiva global donde anclar los aprendizajes.

By Jacqueline A

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Mar 23, 2022

Love to go over the foundations of PM, also learning a little more about other PM methodologies that I didn't have on the radar. This 1st course make a broader idea ion how far a PM role can go in a corporate level. And I feel is getting me ready to make a good come back into my career.

By Surabhi P

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Jan 26, 2022

It was an excellent course. I really enjoyed learning the basics of Project Management. The thing that I liked the most about the course was with every concept, the video had an example of the implementation of the concept. This really helped solidify the understanding about the topics.

By Mahfooz A A

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Nov 21, 2024

Project management foundations establish a clear framework for success. it covers scope, time, cost, quality, and resource allocation. Effective planning, execution, and monitoring ensure stakeholder satisfaction. Mastering these basics drives project delivery and strategic objectives.

By Ana P P

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Jun 30, 2024

Very good course, I am working with project but I did not know much about the literature related to Project Management. I learned a lot of things, including formal names that I did not know but I was using in my daily job. Now I feel more confident in conducting my projects. Thank you!

By Nachiket P

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Sep 26, 2022

As im from a small village , I haven't any idea about the coursera courses. One day I have seen the advertise on my instagram and i thought that it will be good for me to learn this new skills which is ultimately help me to boost my career. its a very good course.

Thank you coursera!