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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

LD

Aug 11, 2021

I loved this course. It was so informative. I took a lot of notes and hope to implement everything I've learned in real-life instances. I look forward to advancing professionally as a project manager.

BC

Dec 26, 2021

This course is very helpful for those who want to kick start their career in project management field. It is highly interactive and covers basics of project management thoroughly. I really enjoyed it.

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By Daniel G C

Mar 13, 2022

A clear, complete and easy to understand introduction in order to acquire the essential tools for taking the first step and understand the world of Project Management.

By Giselle D

Mar 10, 2022

This course was really easy to follow along and was quite inciteful. Recommeded for anyone thats interested in gaining knowledge about the field of project management.

By Roisin O

Mar 6, 2022

There is no information in this course that isn't useful. It has given me an amazing starting point and covered a lot of ground. I highly reccomend taking this course.

By Viktor C

Jan 19, 2022

Really good set of foundations in project management. I would highly recommend this course for any new managers without any prior managerial education, such as myself.

By Annalisa C

Sep 16, 2021

Thanks Coursera and Google for this comprehensible and complete course, which allowed me to have the effective overview (both theoretical and practical) that I wanted.

By Mutaz B

Sep 9, 2021

Its a powerful course and add to me a lot of skills that I need it to be a project manager. Its seems from its name easy and known but it has more than what you think.

By M K J P

Aug 17, 2021

This course help me to understand the scope and responsibility of project management role. It gives me a clear view of what a project manager do and how they done it.

By Chandra S

Mar 31, 2021

A Refreshing course, very well guided and well structured course with clear timelines which offers extra push to complete in time and great tips from Google managers .

By Arnulfo

Oct 15, 2024

me encanta la oportunidad de aprender algo genial que siempre mire desde lejos ahora estar investigando leyendo sobre el tema cada dia me motiva mas a seguir adelante

By Raul R

Oct 6, 2024

Increíble, lo bien estructurado que esta. La claridad de las explicaciones y videos, asi como los cuestionarios que, en pocas preguntas, logran abarcar todo el curso.

By Olajide O

Jan 21, 2024

Course content were broken into understandable smaller units. Explanation was in simple correct English, audio was clear and video was sharp and colorfully beautiful.

By Alexandra D

May 25, 2023

Great intro. Content is presented well, presenter is great, the structured in an encouraging way and feels successful every time you tick off a section of the course.

By Engr. M R I

Mar 23, 2023

It was a great topic as I am a beginner at the Project Management course.

I have learned lots of new ideas regarding PM.

Thank you to all associated with this course.

By Nam P

Mar 11, 2023

The course is great, helping me to systemize my project management knowledge and apply it to all the projects I'm working on.

I think everyone should take this course.

By Mary M

Feb 27, 2023

As an introduction to Project Management to people with no experience the course introduce Project Management in a very practical way that makes it easy to understand

By Haitham M M F

Feb 5, 2023

I really enjoyed the pace in which the course evolves, the course material and how it covers almost every single detail about those various Project management topics.

By Мирослав О

Nov 14, 2022

I like the course pretty much. It has a good balance of video and written materials as well as quizes. It is rather simple but it's completely fine for a Foundations.

By valentine e

Oct 10, 2022

The course was all I expected and more. It showed me in practical terms what project management is and how to incorporate project management skills in te work place.

By Stacy B

Oct 1, 2022

Great introduction to project management. The videos, resources, appliations, and quizzes along the way helped to understand the material, and I'm ready for course 2.

By Riaz A

Sep 9, 2022

This course helps me in learning about Project Management. It helps me to understand the "what is project management".The content of the course is very progressive.

By Shreyance P

Sep 2, 2022

A great course that lays the foundations of project management so that even those with no knowledge about the concept can start their journey into project management.

By Patrick N

Sep 1, 2022

It was the best experience. As a bolivian professional the insights and learnings of this course has just encouraged to make true a lot of projects in my corrent job.

By Arka K

Aug 22, 2022

In-depth understanding of the concepts of Project Management, setting up the foundational base for complex Project Management components and practice. Must Recommend!

By Wonders A

Jul 13, 2022

I have gained so much professional knowledge in project management and I am so excited to apply this knowledge on real-world projects. The instructor was amazing too!

By Renata M

Jul 8, 2022

Explains the role of Project Management to detail. I especially enjoyed the assignments and case studies that providesd specific examples and reinforced my knowledge.