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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

SC

Nov 10, 2022

It was a fantastic learning experience with a knowledge of project management information. The team as a whole did a fantastic job of demonstrating their individual perspectives on project management.

DT

Jul 23, 2023

The course is well design and very interactive. I don't have prior experience of Project Management. But Course help me to understand various jargon associated with Project management in a simple way.

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By Mark S

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Jan 21, 2022

Very enjoyable and well worth it if you want an understanding project management and change management plays in an organization.

By Viktor T

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Jan 3, 2022

It was a well-built cours for entry level. The insights from the project managers from Google added a great value to the course.

By Nazish I

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Dec 28, 2021

Very useful course. Have a wonderful learning experience. Engrossing, I must say, considering all Mentors / Trainers are amazing

By Vaughn B

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Nov 29, 2021

This course was like I good book, I couldn't stop once I started. I cant wait to do the next courses in this specialization too.

By Zaheer C

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Oct 22, 2021

This is the best course i have seen, course contents, course delivery by instructors both are very interesting and enlightening.

By Balaji N D

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Oct 22, 2021

Meaningful to the carrier life in having such good certification. Nice learning and good faculty including good topics about PM.

By Shomaila S

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Jun 28, 2021

Excellent instructer& very useful & good illustration Excellently desigend Quiz ,videos & reading material.good luck to the team

By Marc S

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Jun 28, 2021

Easy to follow and understand. Good foundational information and material. I enjoyed the mix of videos, reading and activities. 

By Fatima W

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Jun 25, 2021

I learned so much in this course! the videos and readings were so helpful and I love that i can play them back for a refresher.

By Sonseray R

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Jun 24, 2021

Great intro course to project management. Very thorough, yet broken down into easily digestable and understandable components.

By Tsitsi M

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Jun 21, 2021

This was a great start to the course and I really enjoyed it. I felt motivated to keep doing the course because it was so good!

By sumit m

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Jun 1, 2021

Fantastically designed course foe early stage Professionals, looking forward for completing the full Project management program

By Emiliano D C

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Apr 11, 2021

Exceptional, clear and well done. Extremely motivational. Interviews with employees and practical examples are very interesting.

By Nirmal

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Aug 10, 2024

A lot of new learning and the pace, tone and the quizzes were very engaging. Kudos to the team that framed this whole structure

By Samuel A

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Jul 10, 2024

This was really interesting, engaging as well as empowering. I can't wait to try most of these techniques, tools and skills out

By Zaheruddin M k

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Nov 26, 2023

I have learned many new things, and I have gained a lot of skills with this course, it is designed for very easy understanding.

By Joby K J

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Aug 16, 2023

It was a great learning and a comprehensive journey of the project management foundations for folks across different business.

By Rohan A B J

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Feb 4, 2023

It was a great journey with course 1.

The major aspects of the Project Managements are clear and visible through out the Course.

By Alireza D

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Jan 9, 2023

I'd like to express my utmost gratitude to Google and Coursera for giving me the opportunity to enjoy this valuable experience.

By Ainun M

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Oct 13, 2022

Sangat bagus untuk melatih pengetahuan tentang manajemen project, karena banyak pengetahuan baru dengan kegiatan yang baru pula

By Sabina O

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Sep 14, 2022

This course was an eye opener for me, I enjoyed every bit of it , especially the exercises. I cant wait to see the other parts.

By Daniel A

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Aug 29, 2022

It is well detailed and with interactive tools. I liked it a lot and it helped me to catch the right concepts for a PM starter.

By Keziah S

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Jul 27, 2022

Foundation to Project management has been a big eye opener for me. I look forward to more courses like this. Kudos to the team.

By Lindsay Y

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Jul 15, 2022

Foundational, practical, and easy to follow as a first course for someone who is completely new to project management as I was.

By Archbold S

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Jul 10, 2022

Great course from great instructors and delivery methods.

Totally recommend it for someone with interest in project management.