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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 Sara k e h

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Aug 29, 2021

amazing,so inspiring ,,I really liked it.I enjoyed this one.cant wait to finish this course

By Prianka C

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Aug 9, 2021

Best faculty best teaching best course to be an expertsexpertexpertexpertexpertexpertexpert

By varun n

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Jul 4, 2021

Best course to understand about project management through project manager of google itself

By Reagan G

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Jun 28, 2021

Great intro to project management. I loved how easy it was to follow along and do the work.

By Steve F

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Jun 16, 2021

Very general start but after finishing up a very fine introduction into project management.

By Dimitrios B

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May 6, 2021

Excellent course, well organized, explanatory, covers a wide range, I would recommend it!!!

By Benjamin S G

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Apr 28, 2021

I'm glad I decided to do this specialization. It's going to affect every aspect of my life!

By Ricardo N

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Apr 11, 2021

Para um curso introdutório foi muito bom, conteúdo interessante, objetivo e bem organizado.

By Olga

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Apr 9, 2021

A perfectly balanced and easy for understanding course for beginners in project management!

By Yesi S

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Oct 26, 2024

The way the material is broken down makes it easy to understand and helps retain learning.

By Muhammad T

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Apr 24, 2024

It's been a great journey and start towards project management. Thanks Coursera and Google

By Navneet S

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Jan 2, 2024

immense knowledge to gain, even a person without any related background can start learning

By Yakup K E

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Nov 11, 2023

It was a very fun and information-filled course. I can't wait to finish the other courses.

By Rany F R R

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Sep 28, 2023

A truly rich wealth of information, advice and innovative knowledge in project management.

By Karina E

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Sep 20, 2023

The guides were easy to understand and great examples were given to understand the course.

By subhash b

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Sep 14, 2023

It is mandatory to take this course for whoever is interested in the Project manager role.

By Emmanuel D

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Jun 16, 2023

AN AMAZING COUSRE . I LOVED THE BREAK DOWN ON EACH TOPIC COVERED AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED .

By Christopher S

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Jun 2, 2023

A great starter point for folks that do not know what Project Management is. Great course!

By Neelan N

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May 25, 2023

Loved the easy to comprehend course material with the mix of videos, articles and quizzes.

By Felipe R

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May 17, 2023

Excellent course, very well presented and all the topics with clear and useful information

By Chelsea T

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May 16, 2023

Easy to learn, great videos, love how everything is broken up and the content was awesome.

By Mohamad S

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May 8, 2023

the introsudction was really beginner-friendly. I like the video animation, it so colorful

By Pablo E M O

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Mar 24, 2023

It´s a great course . It´s well estructured, so well explained and the teachers are great.

By Seungjun L

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Mar 4, 2023

Very well-organized and it was easy to take a lesson before the timeline. Keep it up folks

By Celina B

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Feb 23, 2023

This is great course well-structured for anyone new to understand about Project Management