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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

LL

Jan 18, 2022

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!

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

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By heta k

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Jul 28, 2022

The course is really good. Examples used and explained well.

By Sai D V

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Jul 28, 2022

Excellent course and indepth insight into Project management

By Shubham S

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Jul 8, 2022

fantabulouse course & its content flow is managed very well.

By Chary B C

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Jul 7, 2022

Un buen curso, explica de manera explicita y de buena manera

By Ahmed A

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Jul 4, 2022

Brilliant Course with Great Content and Presenters/ Trainers

By Aissata C

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Jun 27, 2022

Well done! I'm ready and excited for the rest of the course.

By RUBEN U

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Jun 26, 2022

easy to follow along and understand. productive in all forms

By Ibrahim H

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Jun 16, 2022

good content and good reading Material and a good instructor

By Jose C

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Jun 14, 2022

Enjoy the course and how well is to follow the instructions.

By Confidence U

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Jun 3, 2022

Pace was great and course was easy to follow and understand.

By Mayank C

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May 28, 2022

Best course to learn about the basics of project management

By Vonyee J M

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May 18, 2022

Very informative and the information is easy to understand.

By Damla P

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May 8, 2022

It was very helpful course for our project management skills

By saurabh s

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May 4, 2022

Great course. Truly loved the curriculum and the instructor.

By Thomas F J E

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May 3, 2022

Excellent cours pour s'introduire dans le Project Management

By Muhammad A

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May 2, 2022

I have learned fundamentals of PM awesomely and effectively.

By Muhammed Ö

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Apr 30, 2022

Very useful and one of the courses I enjoyed while learning.

By Michael D

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Mar 29, 2022

Very well-presented course with well-explained information.

By Sari O

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Mar 27, 2022

Great course! Thorough and easy to understand for beginners.

By hasnain i w

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Mar 2, 2022

Love it .....Learned a lot ...Thank you Google & Coursera .

By Mariia T

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Feb 16, 2022

Great course to begin with learning PM. Totally recommended!

By Rafael A C V

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Feb 13, 2022

wonderful! I really appreciate coursera provides this course

By Vidhi S S

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Feb 10, 2022

it was short and crisp about project management fundamentals

By Sriram

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Jan 27, 2022

Very helpful to learn the fundamental of Project Management.

By J K

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Jan 17, 2022

The course is very good. The content is very easy to follow.