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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

AA

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.

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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By Christian L

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Jun 7, 2023

I've done many courses over the past twenty-five years, and this is one of the most comprehensive and deeply rich content courses that brings true knowledge to the student. The number of resources and extensible tools and information provided is commendable, and the quality of the teachings is very thorough and assistive in providing real-life examples and skills. Thank you for brilliantly putting this together Google and Coursera.

Christian Lira

By Ajiro C

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Feb 14, 2023

This course was loaded! Learnt a lot about initiating a project in a successful way. Project planning and goal setting using SMART goals and OKRs, stakeholder analysis, how to create a Project Charter, etc. It taught so many Project management tools, some which I already knew of, but it was nice to review and delve deeper into them. Looking forward to getting hands on experience with the other software listed.

Thank you Google and Coursera.

By celia y

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Jul 22, 2022

This course taught me a lot and was easy to learn. The peer graded homework assignment could use some tweeking though. I received a 3 out of 9 on my first assignment because either someone couldn't access the file and gave me all 0's or they just felt like giving me all 0's. The other grader scored me higher. I had to re-submit my assignment 3 times when I felt that I had done well the first time. But overall, I love this program. Thank you!

By Ozoh J N

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Sep 3, 2023

I am so happy to have started and completed the course. Although, I still have a lot to learn and lots of practice to do with the different tools I learned in this course. I am super excited about the skills that I have gained through this course, and I look forward to greater heights. I want to thank the teachers and the rest of the team for putting this great initiative together by providing different courses and learning flexibility.

By SOLOMON G F

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Nov 27, 2021

I am so delighted in getting the skills of project management. It will be a great endeavor to open a new career not only in the same organization and profession but also in other new professions too. In this course, particularly in the Project initiation phase, detailed course contents have been addressed and these will make an individual who has been attended this course has a plus skills and know how apart from his/her previous skills.

By Daniel O

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May 19, 2023

I highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in learning about the project initiation phase. I learned a lot from this course and I feel like I am now better prepared to start my career in project management.

I feel like I have a much better understanding of the project initiation phase now, and I am confident that I can use the skills and knowledge that I gained in this course to successfully manage projects in the future.

By Alexander E A

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Jul 1, 2024

Actually I was surprised by the quality of the course, its contents are modern and full of valuable information for professional life, many things surprised me and I feel motivated to investigate on my own some aspects of Project Management that I consider can contribute to improving my professional skills. Many of the contents will be useful for my current professional performance and will help me improve and optimize my daily tasks.

By Md. A I Y

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Jul 14, 2023

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the crucial initiation phase in project management. It effectively covers the essentials of project charters, guiding learners to develop one confidently. The incorporation of stakeholder analysis and RACI charts enhances the clarity and communication of project team member responsibilities. Highly recommended for gaining valuable insights into initiating successful projects.

By suzanne r

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Mar 3, 2023

i don't like the fact that i have to wait on peer grading to get my certificate

you still have to do the work and turn it in you just should not to wait o other people and what if no one grades it then what , not real happy with this part

some people are able to move faster through this then other and the ones that can move faster have to bring their learning to a halt , maybe someone should have planed this part a little better

By Sarah B

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Jul 29, 2022

I really enjoyed this second module. It provided great working examples of how to put together a project charter, define strong project OKRs, multiple tools for stakeholder analysis and management, and a great overview of task management, productivity, and collaboration tools. I have found this course an excellent addition to the project management I am currently doing, and it's helped me do my current job more efficiently!

By Yanira z

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Nov 12, 2024

Completing the course "Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project" provided me with valuable insights into effectively laying the groundwork for a project, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder engagement and clear goal-setting. The practical examples and tools offered in the course have significantly enhanced my ability to initiate projects successfully and navigate the complexities of project management.

By ALI S K

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Apr 29, 2023

This was indeed a very interesting and a thought provoking learning journey. So many new concepts about Project Management have been unearthed and so many new skills have been attained by me. The Project Management Tools and acing those tools was a challenging and wonderful aspect of the current course . Moreover, I recommend this course because it have got all what it takes to become a successful project manager .

By Junaid I

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May 19, 2023

Throughout this course, I have gained a solid understanding of project initiation and the key aspects of successfully kicking off a project. However, there are still a few concepts I would like to delve deeper into, such as risk management and stakeholder engagement. I believe these areas are crucial for ensuring project success and would like to learn more about effective strategies and techniques to address them.

By Gabriel S

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Jan 27, 2023

I finished the first course and moved onto the third in this series, but this has been the best one for me so far. This is specifically for the 'Key Notes" feature they're trying out. It has pretty much any text that pops up in the videos and allows you to pop that into a word doc and take additional notes on top of those, which saved me a lot of time and allowed me to pay better attention to the video.

By Imtiyaz

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Nov 9, 2023

I completed the "Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project" course offered by Google, and I am thrilled to give it a 5-star rating. This course exceeded my expectations in every way. One of the standout features of this course was the practical approach it adopted. Real-world examples and case studies made the learning experience not only informative but also relevant and applicable to my work.

By Stephanie T

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Sep 4, 2022

I really liked the course, but became very frustrated when my project was marked as a fail by another classmate without any explanation.

While I agree with failing individuals, i do think that you should force individuals to state why they failed. I ended up passing during my second attempt, and was provided some pretty sound feedback that I was greatful for. Rather frustrating and demoralizing.

By Teddy L T K

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Jun 6, 2022

I have learnt about project initiation in this course and how a project gets started which is very similar to my working environment. Although I don't heavily participate in the initial phases as in how it got started. Usually, I begin when the project charter is already fix with an assigned budget from the Program Manager. Glad that the sharing in this course here has given better insights for me.

By Shawn A

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Nov 7, 2023

This course provided a comprehensive and structured approach to project initiation, covering everything from defining project goals to stakeholder analysis. The content was engaging, well-organized, and presented with clarity. The practical examples and real-world insights were particularly valuable. This course was a great resource for anyone looking to kickstart their project management journey.

By Abdulrahman A

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Jan 16, 2022

The course was very big and has a lot of details. The nice thing in this course was the teacher JuAnn,she was outstanding teacher I understant and I learn a lot of information from her to start my jib in this field.

Thanks a lot for everyone share us information in this course, and I want to thank my peer in this course.

I neet to expand my study in this course , and sort the idea from the begining.

By Shoaib T

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May 6, 2024

The Project Initiation course provided a comprehensive understanding of the critical initiation phase in project management. It effectively covered crafting project charters, stakeholder analysis, and RACI charts for team clarity. Additionally, it offered valuable insights into selecting appropriate project management tools. Overall, a concise and informative course essential for project success.

By Ann F

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Aug 7, 2023

The course outline the concepts well with great instructors. For the peer graded assignment, would be much appreciated if you can have an attachment ready with the assignment. I ended up copy and paste to print on word. However, there are sections of the training that doesn't allow me to copy and paste. I ended up taking screen shots which takes up a lot of memory because they are images.

By Ahmed R

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Jul 14, 2023

"Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project" has equipped me with a solid foundation and essential knowledge to kick off projects with confidence and efficiency. The course content was well-structured, engaging, and delivered in a clear and concise manner. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to enhance their project initiation skills and set their projects up for success.

By Eleanor C

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Apr 30, 2021

The course is closer to Agile and its practices so it gives a very general overview of the basics of project management and doesn't dive in too deep on the traditional project management and its practices.

But this is a good course with great insights by people who are actually doing the work and in the field, and it's especially useful for people who want to work in project management

By Joshua M

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Apr 28, 2022

A great learning experience. The course took me about 15 hours total in about a week and a half. The first week's material was about 1.5 hours and then the next 3 weeks were over 4 hours.

It required a lot of critical thinking to complete the assignments, and the peer review assignment of creating a Project Charter was helpful.

The PM tools and templates were exciting to learn about!

By Eleanor L

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Jun 3, 2022

Exciting, engaging, & curiousity-driven course that helped me learn how to apply analytical skills & assign roles to the stakeholder based on RACI charts, Objective, & Key Results. Don't stop learning now. It gets really interesting in the 2nd course and I'm looking forward to the 3rd course to learn more. These are valuable skills and knowledge that will help you in the future.