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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 Rachel M

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May 24, 2022

Wow, so much information. This first course was jampacked with so much information but it was produced so well. I am so excited to move on to the next course.

By Chaitali P

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May 9, 2022

Gained an amazing amount of information about the basics of prject managment, loved all the videos, quizzes and personal anecdotes of project/program managers

By Bharath K

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Mar 24, 2022

Great learning content, best instructor and examples of live program managers' journey at Google had cleared all my doubts on managing a project successfully.

By Katrin M

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Feb 15, 2022

An amazing course, well-structured and easy to understand. I loved the lecturer's attitude and passion for the subject, he is a really motivating instructor!

By Rebecca C

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Jan 24, 2022

Concise, to the point, includes essentials, doesn't get into minutiae, great job of integrating importance of skills, processes, tools, relationship building

By Muhammad G

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Jan 10, 2022

What a great start to a project manager course. A lot of information in an efficient way. I know i will finish this entire course with everything i will need.

By SIMENA D

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Dec 30, 2021

Excellent, it is perfect to understand the basis and the most important concepts. This course is a good way to iniciate the process of Project Manager career.

By Edokpa O

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Dec 6, 2021

Enjoyed every bit of the course! The course delivery was superb, and the instructor made the concepts so easy to follow. Looking forward to starting course 2.

By Carmen J K

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Nov 22, 2021

It really covers more than the basics and also requires you to use or at least research other related tools to further enhance knowledge and put into practice

By Nicole B

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Nov 7, 2021

Very helpful information for a beginner. Didn't realize so much of my personal and professional experiences align with the job functions of a project manager.

By Carlos B

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Oct 19, 2021

In this introductory course you have given a brushstroke of all the tools, processes and decisions that involve performing in the position of project manager.

By Gilbert H

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Aug 7, 2021

thank you for a great experience. I learn a lot of techniques and tools that can be implemented in daily activities and also in work. Send me the certificate.

By Alicia D W

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Jul 12, 2021

This course was excellent at providing information about what is project management and what are the main methodologies used to successful complete projects .

By Nancy R

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Jun 30, 2021

Excellent intro course. The examples and exercises are helpful in understanding project management concepts. The short videos and articles are easy to follow.

By Pratima S

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May 27, 2021

Foundations of Project Management gave a solid background understanding to starting with project management. Looking forward to finish the rest of the course.

By Heryanto

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Dec 30, 2023

This course provides fundamental of project management knowledge as well as what project manager skills needed to be hone, and its role and responsibilities.

By Bolaji W

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Oct 18, 2023

Project management is an eye opener course to other skills you have especially as a leader i would advice leaders and future leaders to enroll in this course

By Daniel O

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Oct 17, 2023

This is engaging and I'm already initiating my own personal project as an undergraduate. Although the quizzes are intense, but it made me pay more attention.

By Suman K

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Jul 26, 2023

The course materials were well-organized and easy to navigate. The weekly modules helped me stay on track and provided a clear outline of the topics covered.

By Sharlee N

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Apr 13, 2023

Very informative and interactive allowing me to throughly engage in the course content and become more excited to complete the PM specialization with Google.

By Margaret O

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Mar 31, 2023

Loved the style of learning. Video but also text underneath really worked for my dyslexia brain. Loved the questions popping up in the videos and the tests.

By June Q

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Mar 20, 2023

This course was easy to navigate and fun to participate in. I am grateful for this learning platform and will certainly use it again for continued education.

By Jedidiah O

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Mar 15, 2023

This course was wonderful! I started this course not knowing anything about project management and now I am more sound in my knowledge of project management.

By Sophia H

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Jan 17, 2023

This course is for concept of project management. It spent much time to explain what we thought we undrstood originally. But it is not easy to pass the exam.

By Ronald L

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Oct 14, 2022

This is a great course. Learn a lot of how project managment works and how lots of these priocesses we implement on our professional life and personal life.