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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....

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Jul 1, 2021

Mixed video, activity, and test help me focus and learn so much. And we can try many times in the test help us gain more confident and chance to enhance where we haven't understand. Such a great work.

MM

Feb 28, 2023

thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to enroll this Google project management certification. But, I am not able to pay for the program because I have no money even to sustain myself. Why

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By Santi S

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May 17, 2023

The course is well structured. The core concepts are conveyed systematically and are easy to understand.

I learned new things and straightened my misconceptions about change management. Overall, the course is really recommended if you want to learn about the introduction to project management.

By Helen R

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Jul 31, 2022

This course was great. The graphics and resources, as well as the quizzes with instant feedback helped me master the concepts. The videos are the perfect length, appealing and informative. I look forward to continuing with more courses in this specialization. Thank you for this opportunity.

By Safaa D

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Jul 19, 2022

Informative, enhances skills, seamless and most importantly NOT boring. I recommened it also because it keeps the learner engaged throughout the course. The presentation of the material used is supported by work examples that hones your skills while retaining the great amount of information.

By Rebeca C

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Apr 28, 2022

It was an amazing course with a lot of interesting information and materials. Also the quality of the videos and documents are outstanding, even for someone who already has experience, which is my case.

I am very glad with this 1st course (of the Google Project Management Certificate Course).

By T. L R

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Aug 3, 2021

Very clear and robust learning material, I loved it. It was extremely well done, the examples used helped me to retain the concepts and understand them further. Well done and thank you to the team that put all of this together. Your efforts are helping a lot of people and I am very grateful!

By Julius N S

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Feb 15, 2023

Love how the questions in practice and graded quizzes actually change whenever you want to retake them to get a higher score, reducing the chance that one can cheat simply by memorizing the answers to previous questions and then re-answering the very same questions in the succeeding attempt.

By Kevin G

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Jan 3, 2023

After having done significant study for PMP certification, I have to say I found this first course far more beneficial and enjoyable than anything else in the project management world! The method of training is excellent, with a mix of video, reading and quiz work. I cannot wait to continue!

By Dennis S

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Jan 9, 2022

I really enjoyed this course, and was pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of segments dedicated to helping the user be more efficient with job searches and tips on building their professional profiles to maximize their value despite having less experience than other candidates. Thank you!

By Jei D J

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Oct 26, 2022

It's just Course 1 and I've learned A LOT about Project Magement. While studying this course, I was already able to apply my learnings in real-life situations with my job and with my day-to-day life. It has also given me a different mindset in tackling different challenges I am faced with.

By Nouamane S

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Sep 11, 2022

this course was excellent and on point, this would actually be my first ever online course that I completed, I like how to content was presented and how easy it was to follow. the videos are immensely helpful and understanding the material. thank you very much google for a wonderful course.

By Greg W

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Jul 9, 2022

Phenomenal course! The cdelivery, course content and mix of multipke choice questions with practical real world applications was bery helpful. This is a course that I would recommend to anyone looking to improve or add the skill of project management to their toolbox. Well done Google!

By Sam J

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May 12, 2022

This was a blast. The instructor was properly paced and had my attention the whole time. The knowlege gained is very much needed. I have learnt so much, but chief among them is the fact that I need to stop limiing myself. The instructor really restored self-confidence in me. Thanks so much,

By Wafa A

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Nov 21, 2021

This was the perfect introduction into project managment, the way it was set up and the instrcuctors made the learning process really digestible and easy to get, the pop quizes were a fun way to test my knowledge each week and getting to express my thoughts in the discussion forum was fun.

By Hassan G

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Aug 29, 2021

Expected it to be good, but it turned out to be GREAT. Learned a lot and definitely looking forward to completing the Certification in its entirety. Thank you GOOGLE for being proactive and providing us individuals Certifications that will have real impact on us, our job hunts, and careers!

By Mohammed M A

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Jun 11, 2023

Big up to Google and Coursera for providing this dope opportunity for learning and professional advancement. These courses are truly a huge service to humanity, business, and science. I'm proud to consider myself one of the players in this awesome educational system. Much love and respect!

By Dinesha C

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Aug 26, 2022

This Project Management Course changed my life and everything. i've learnt lot of things to build up my carrier and this helped me a lot to start my first step towards my carrier goal. Thanks a Lot Coursera..Google...Thanks everyone who helped me to complete this first step successfully.

By Surbhi G

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Jun 25, 2022

Engaging as well as full of knowledge. Definitely useful for career growth. The faculty is great, charming, very well experienced and the topics covered are indeed detailed. With different case examples, one can already start builiding the core project management mindset. Thank you Google!

By Gary M

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Dec 26, 2021

I learned more about project management in this course than I did in a full semester of a 400 level project mamagement course at my university. This course boils down weeks of useless information down to the actionable information that you need to know and can apply to projects right now.

By Fahim F

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Jul 20, 2023

What an amazing course. This course teaches us nearly all the fundamental concepts about project management and its implementation of it in a real-world setting. It also talked about how to use the knowledge from this course effectively in our careers. One of the best experiences to have!

By Muhammad R K

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Apr 25, 2023

It's really a great introductory course regarding project management. It takes you on the Project Management journey with a non-traditional approach. This also hinted at the disconnect between college/uni under-grade level project managemet pedagogy and industry-driven project management.

By samia D

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Sep 12, 2022

I want to thank the Coursera community for giving me this opportunity to develop myself and I hope to get my certificate. I want to thank the teacher Emilio for encouraging and motivating me. In the end I hope to get the certificate at the end of this course, this is very important for me

By Olga A

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May 31, 2022

That`s a great opportunity to review, reassemble and recup all my previous work and life expirience in one brief stragetic view. To understand where I am on the career way to become a PM or even a program manager. Thanks a lot for the producers and the entire team of this cource creators!

By Geetika G

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Apr 11, 2021

The course was very thorough and touched all the topics necessary to get started in a Project Management role. The content was very well reviewed and explained by the instructor. The quiz was great way to revise the topics and the short videos with real PMs at Google was very helpful too.

By k200254 M N

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Feb 25, 2024

It was a great experience to learn the concepts I knew from the perspectives of Google Managers. Some concepts were new to me like Organizational Culture, Classic v/s Matrix structure and Journey of a PM. The course content and activities in the modules are interactive and easy to learn.

By Juan s

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Nov 3, 2023

Very good program, however, this is just the beginning. At the moment I am at the second one and it is getting really interesting. A lot of things to learn and to be honest. I started searching some vacancies to know if what I am studying was aligned to the market... let me tell you 100%