The course clarifies foundational concepts of Project Management and the factors and skills that facilitate successful execution of Project Management.. and the interplay of roles, culture, expectations and techniques that must be measured and balanced against each other in the pursuit if successful project execution.

It also reveals that Project management is a natural fact of everyday life..

The lectures and videos are very relatable and natural... A great job by the Google Project Managers.

This is an amazing course! I gained an insightful knowledge about the foundations of project management ( incl project life cycles, project approaches and role and responsiblity of project manager, organizational structure , and change management.) With lots of quizzes and in-practice questions during each video, I felt interacted throughout the whole lesson. At the end of this course, I believe I have a solid understanding of project management. Thank you for your great lesson!

Cheers,

Htun

Fantastic first class; I found it to be a solid intro to PM. The content's "bite-sized" format makes it easily digestible and comprehensible. Emilio is a great instructor who communicates the content clearly and in an easy-to-understand way (even for non-native speakers). He made the course engaging by striking a good balance between fun and serious elements. Congrats to the whole Grow with Google team thus far; I am looking forward to starting course 2 and meeting more awesome instructors!

أود أن أعبر عن تقديري العميق لجهودكم الرائعة في تقديم البرامج التعليمية المتميزة. لقد كانت تجربتي مع الدورة المهنية من قوقل عبر منصة كورسيرا مليئة بالإلهام والمعرفة القيمة. التصميم المنهجي للمحتوى، والمعلومات الغنية، والموارد التفاعلية ساهمت بشكل كبير في تعزيز مهاراتي وفهمي العميق للموضوعات المطروحة. إن التزامكم بتقديم محتوى تعليمي ذو جودة عالية يجعل من التعلم تجربة ممتعة ومفيدة. أشكركم على توفير هذه الفرصة الرائعة، وأتطلع إلى المزيد من الإبداعات من جانبكم في المستقبل. مع أطيب التحيات،

Great resource for any one venturing into Project Management, Product Management. Google and Coursea organized the topic in a fantastic way. Glad to have participated in the course. Real world experiences of Program Managers is huge Plus. Very motivating and i enjoyed the instructors way of communication and his amazing energy and excitement to impart this knowledge to the participants will leave you a memorable impression of training and over all experience of going through this course.

The course was great! However, I think it would benefit from some peer-reviewed written exercises to deepen learning and to get us, students, to think critically from the very start where the fundamentals are discussed. Multiple choice quizzes are great, but they can be too easy sometimes. Nevertheless, the course covered the basics and made me understand the role better, and motivated me to study it further. I would also love to see a video about project governance alongside the reading.

Fantastic course in the fundamentals! I really enjoyed hearing from a variety of project and program managers at Google, learning about their journeys, getting introduced to the basic/core project management life cycle steps and all that can affect that lifecycle. Additionally, I feel that learning about organizational culture and how project managers need to understand that culture well to deliver a successful project is vitally important.

Thank you for delivering such a great module!

I had wanted to receive this kind of instruction all my life. The course is enjoyable, concrete, practical and intelligently crafted. The videos, the readings and the material of the course, are the constructive blocks to show the world what it means to live the profession of project management, including from the first day.

With the "good winds" found here, I invite you to prepare the "kite" that will allow us to vibrate to the rhythm of the projects that the human spirit raised for us.

This was a well-put-together course. I have learned so much in 2 weeks and have been studying. I cannot wait to finish the other courses connected to this. Seriously I want to be a great Project Manager and am happy that this was the first thing I learned from. This was very interactive and held tons of info, happy about the glossary at the end of the course. I also like how they build on each other, although I am starting the second course they are using what we learned from the first.

I am very happy to accomplish the Course 1: Foundations od Project Management. Well done course, a lot of knowledge, good examples. After completion od Course 1 I am really more motivated and mobilised to succesfully completed the rest 5 Courses. Thank you for creating THIS! :) PS. The very good possibility for me is that even after completion of Course 1 I can still come back and read/listen/exercised once again the topics that interested me the most. That's really good functionality.

Thank you for the wonderful course 1 sessions. Its really amazing experience to grasp at a crisp manner.

I am expecting to learn more about project methodologies and its decision making scenarios.

Its so surprising even with completion of course 1 I felt I acquired more skills, vocabulary, mannerism to speak on seeing 2min tips from google program managers and directors. Surprise to see Agile, Scrum and six sigma methodologies too. Its galore of knowledge I ever gain on short period.

This course helps to systemize everything about project management that people like me who's been dealing with managing projects professionally and those who've never experienced it before. Being equipped with relevant knowledge now, I feel ashamed and regretful as I'm sure I've could done way better in work tasks as well as several past interviews. I guess that's ok though, that's what learning means by making you confidently grow. Shoutouts to the team making this possible! Minh

Pavel Kuzmin · 11 minutes ago

Great thanks for a privilege to study this course. All the concepts or portions of content was detailed enough and well-explained. Personally to me was very interesting to recap details about Agile and Waterfall methodologies that i practise in my work. Also the videos from folks were very informative and helped to paint a full picture of discussed domain. Great thanks again for everyone who contribute their time for making this course so well equipped.

The clarity and empathy of the presenters kept me engaged in the course. The videos with input sharing experiences by others in PM kept me motivated.

The course kept a logical, sequential flow, and I enjoyed all material and actions were well contextualises, to I could focus on the material, on the learning, and on the sharing, forgetting at times, as should I, about the interface or about findint material or guessing what´s next.

Thank you for buidling this great course Googlers!

I loved this course! It reviewed a lot of what I already knew and touched on some new concepts as well. I really appreciate how it is geared towards all types of learners and breaks up the readings, videos, and activities in a nice pace. The longest video that you will watch is about six minutes long and they work really hard not to overwhelm you. I can't believe I've already been working on this for four weeks! I was having so much fun that I didn't notice its been a whole month!

I've learned more things than I thought through-out this course. Self-studying back then only introduced me to the technical aspects of project management; but going through the course opened my eyes and made me aware of how much involved I have to be with people and the company's structure even more.

I definitely recommend anyone who is under a Project Management/or is aspiring to be to take the course. Course 1 is an eye-opener and I can only look forward to the rest of the 5.

The fact that I have finished a course with Coursera is a proud moment for me. I'm grateful that Coursera offered me financial help in addition to providing me with access to the course. This course's presentation, material, and depth of information have opened my eyes to a whole new universe. I intend to finish every course that is being offered. once more, many thanks to the Google team for developing such a superb course for anyone seeking education wherever in the world.

I thiought course 1 was fantastic. The facilitator was ery thorough and detailed in explaining the content and connecting with the students.. He spoke clear and concise. Although I have been project manager on mulitple projects, learning of the specifics on the foundation such as methodologies and change management, I can relate specific wording and details to the work that I've done. AND the correct processes and how to make the project more successful in the future.

With a background in development, data analysis, and engineering, I've often faced project management challenges, sometimes managing solo. This Coursera Project Management Foundations course transformed my informal, self-taught methods into a structured approach. It clarified and organized my on-the-job experiences, filling crucial gaps in my knowledge. It's an excellent resource for professionals like me, who've found themselves managing projects without formal training.

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It is an exceptional training course. I have gained valuable insights into Project Management, Change Management, Agile & Waterfall strategies, and organizational structure. Now I am planning to pursue certification for the remaining 5 modules due to its immense value. Appreciations to Coursera and Google for providing this outstanding professional training course. The trainer was also a true professional.

To be honest, I just love learning Project Management in Coursera. It was a very precise course outlining the very detail of becoming a project manager.

I am so excited because I just learn new great stuff in project management, which I have no clue before I started this course.

The course is well outlined, easy to understand, having concrete examples and explanation of every topics. The topics are logically outlined and flows well in harmony to the end. Absolutely love it.

The course starts of real slow, but gradually builds up to its goal and helps prepare a great base for learning the foundation of project management. I am learning to become a PM and this clearly helped me define the scope of my job, the soft and hard skills required for the same, the challenges I can face in this role as well as what is my learning path for the future and hey, this helped me get ready for an interview!!!

Great course and is a must recommended from my end.

Excellent class, I have been an entrepreneur for most of my successful career and managed many projects along the way. I wish I had taken the class sooner because they recommend amazing tools like teamwork and lucid for managing projects, creating flowcharts etc. being able to study at my own pace is perfect for my life and I can say I am very excited to continue moving forward toward my goals of becoming a PM at a big tech company after completing the course. Thank you!

I loved it.One of the first things that was taught is what a project manager is and the roles of a project manager which is great for someone who might be looking into project management as a career. The life cycle of a project, organizational structure/culture and also the interpersonal skills needed of a project manager. Job searching and relevant information/tools was also discussed from time to time. A brief summary of what the other modules are about was also given

This course gives you a solid preview of Project Management. In this course, you will learn about the project cycle, PM methodologies, PM approaches, Organizational structures, Organization culture, Change management, corporate and project governace, and many more. I think Coursera and Google did a great job in putting up a great course that will really help individuals who want to have a career in Project management. Thank you to all the great minds behind this :)