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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

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

LD

Aug 11, 2021

I loved this course. It was so informative. I took a lot of notes and hope to implement everything I've learned in real-life instances. I look forward to advancing professionally as a project manager.

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By felecia w

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Mar 26, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this course and instructor! It provided an excellent foundation of project management fundamentals that was easy to consume and comprehend. I immediately signed up for the 2nd Project Management Course.

By Mellissa P

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Nov 8, 2024

Curso ótimo para quem deseja mudar de área. O primeiro curso, apesar de introdutório, já nos apresenta bastante conceitos e temos a sensação de realmente estar aprendendo algo, e não apenas mais um curso para "fazer volume".

By Mayank S

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Jan 29, 2024

The course is well organized and logically sequenced. Combining various types of learnings including video lectures, reading material, activities and quizzes, the course effectively makes the concepts clear for the learners.

By AFRIDI A M

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Jul 23, 2023

This course was really useful as I was able to understand what the what the industries requier as soon as i finished this course the job searching portals and the JD was crystal clear for me about what are their requiremnts.

By Jean T N S

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May 17, 2023

Excellent cours d'apprentissage en gestion de projet. Merci à Google et coursera pour ce cours et hâte de suivre le deuxième cours. je recommande ce cours aux personnes qui aimeraient jouer un rôle dans la gestion de projet.

By YASH M

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Dec 24, 2022

Very well structured course. I have always believed in coursera for the quality courses including quiz, assignment and Project work throughout the course.

This course was also structured with great quality learning materials.

By Serhii B

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Nov 6, 2022

it helped me understand the culture atmosphere. Understand what project management is. About projects and much more. I was very pleased to take this course) The best course I have ever seen for begginers about starting in PM

By sajid k

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Jun 5, 2022

I would say that it's a very good opportuny to have such informative and beneficial courses on coursera. Specially thanks to the Coursera community for providing such great opportunities. I have learned a lot in this course.

By Sharon R

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Mar 30, 2022

I really enjoyed all the content, it was so clear to understand and the quiz were great too. I really like the videos as well, great speakers and they spoke at a great speed that i could understand. What a great experience

By Michael A

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Jan 30, 2022

Great start, enthusiastic and informative delivery of information introducing overview of topic. I enjoyed it and learned a lot, although I had some inkling of the concepts ahead of time, I was engaged throughout the course.

By Yi L S

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Dec 8, 2021

The course structure is very clear and easy for me to understand. After completing the course, I definitely gained understanding of the foundation of Project Management. Class content are interesting and insightful. Love it!

By Cecelia H M

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Aug 20, 2021

This course definitely provided an intensive overview and helped familiarize students with commonly used terminology, project management methodology overview and laid a strong knowledge foundation to build on. I loved it!!!

By Vítor V

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Jul 23, 2021

With great materials and a challenging pace, it's a great course to understand the main concepts of project management. Emilio and the rest of the crew are noticeably clear and follow a very pedagogic and coherent curricula.

By MIRZA M B

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Jun 6, 2021

An excellent and comprehensive course designed for any level of professional or student to get into the world of project management. Thanks to Coursera and Google team for providing such an extraordinary learning experience.

By Armin A

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Apr 11, 2021

The course is designed in a way that's easy to follow, and contains all the relevant details you need to know about the foundations of project management. I enjoyed the lectures very much, especially the interactive quizzes.

By Michelle

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Jun 21, 2023

Informatimative course materials, what really impacted me was the last course in Change Management and company's structure map. Great way to understand who to communicate and also great questions to use during an interview.

By O q E t f a

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Feb 26, 2023

I like the method of the classes. Its clean well done steps and in every class it makes me excited about the next module. Very good and I highly recommend it to my family and friends who wants to study on Google's platform.

By Kelly D R

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Feb 1, 2023

Very informative and in-depth! I enjoyed the little pop quizzes that would appear while watching the videos. Helps make sure that we are paying attention to the content of the videos. All in all, it has been very enjoyable.

By Roxana A O

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Jan 25, 2023

I really enjoyed taking this course. It was fun, interactive and it kept my engaged all the time. Very well structured and mostly re-taking certain information to help you remember what was learned previously - major point.

By Josh B

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Nov 16, 2022

Gave me a strucutre to think through project scope, thus preventing myself from getting overwhelmed. Learning about the different types of project methods was also really helpful, as was the discussion on change management.

By Tushar R

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Nov 14, 2022

This foundation course clarifies fundamentals of Project Management very well. The course has been structured very well to understand it better. I will also recommend others to do this course who wants to be project manager

By Deleted A

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Sep 25, 2022

This first course offered an excellent speaker with informative knowledge. I thouroghly enjoyed learning what project management was and how we can apply ourselves. I will highly recommend this course to interested parties.

By Gefara A

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Jul 25, 2022

I benefited and learned a lot in the basics of project management in the first month. Thank you very much for this information and for this smooth education. When I finish this course, I will be ready to work in public life

By Hayley G

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Jan 26, 2022

I'm so glad I took this course! Each new piece of information introduced clearly and effectively built on each piece before it, and I feel that I have a great comprehensive understanding of the basics of Project Management!

By Sonde H

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Dec 19, 2021

Exceptional and very engaging course with great content! Easy to follow and navigate, nice mix of videos and readings and handouts to download and keep for future reference. Learning hadn't been such fun since a long time!