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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.

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.

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By Zaki A

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Sep 15, 2022

If you're a project manager, or an aspiring project manager, without any academic or previous professional background in management, this course would be good for you because it can help you fill the knowledge gap in the fundamental aspects of project management.

By Noran Z

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Sep 6, 2022

Very engaging and encouraging instructor, Emilio who is the project manager innovation, did a great job, even though it is online, but you can feel that you are setting in front of him in class. Thanks Emilio, looking forward to work with you one day soon, I hope.

By Pooja U

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Mar 4, 2022

This Course is a robust foundation to a successful project management, and execution.

Thanks Coursera. Thumbsup. The best part is, it keeps the audience intact because of short interesting videos, and is not boring.

Regards,

Pooja Uppal (Currently Project manager)

By Edgars P

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Feb 14, 2022

Very well structured course with clear strategic approach, by linking it's content to the next courses under the Project Management Certificate program. Provides very good explanation about the fundamentals of project management in an interactive and engaging way.

By Melissa D B

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Feb 10, 2022

I enjoyed the speaker and his enthusiasm for project management. The course was also very well structured and easy to understand. I liked the pop up quizzes and the final quizzes after each week was completed. Google keeps the information up-to-date and relatable.

By Gustavo Z A

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Jan 19, 2022

Very well organized, with varied teaching methods to avoid monotony, and make it more engaging. The only thing i would eliminate is suggesting how to look for a PM job, and how to handle a interview. It's too early in the Certification Program to ask for a PM job.

By Vanessa E

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Nov 4, 2021

Excellent course where you can learn techniques and put name to the skills you already have when managing projects and teams. Now I have a better and clear picture of the whole origins and phases of a Project since beginning to end!!! Thank you very much Coursera!

By Abdirisak M A

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May 14, 2021

Taking this was an amazing journey. Great content and even greater instructors. I loved the templates provide through the course. This was a nice revision for me and I picked up some new skills and techniques on Project management. Thank you Google and Coursera.

By Claudia

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Jan 30, 2024

This course has given me an amazing look into a potential career change. Despite just being the foundations, it was very thorough but not to the point of being difficult to comprehend. I am so excited to continue to the next courses and can do it with confidence!

By Naveen k

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May 9, 2023

Excellent course instruction and interactive approach involved in this course. I would recommend people who interested to start a career in Project management and learn more about it, this is the one of the best course that are available in the education platform

By Michael T

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Mar 6, 2023

This was a good introduction to Project Management. It really opens up and explains many things that you may already be implementing as a PM. A great job overall. Very accommodating in regards to navigating through the site and/or material as you learn. Good job!

By Oz B

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Aug 11, 2022

This course has solidify how comfortable I feel in a project manager role. It has opened my eyes to know that I have already been involved as a project manager, or as a project team member for all my professional life. Not is time to keep learning and get a job!

By Nicola P

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Nov 1, 2021

Wonderful kick-off for a wonderful course as well. Most of the things that you'll will learn in this first class is something that will give you a clear picture about what Project Management is and which are the real task that you should consider doing this role.

By Arlene O

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Aug 3, 2021

Great course! The educational videos and videos of current google employees describing their experience in PM in the real world were very helpful. I learned a lot in this first course and am looking forward to the remaining 5 courses in this certificate program!

By Alby N

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Apr 16, 2021

Great course. A lot of new and useful information. Emilio and the rest of the people involved did an amazing job. I didn't except to be that thrilled for the course, but they made if very interesting and easy to learn and understand. Thank you for the great work!

By Sarah B

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Feb 17, 2024

Excellent course! All the videos are well-produced. The explanations are clear and accompanied by excellent examples. The exercises are engaging, facilitating effective learning. However, there may be room for improvement in fostering interaction among students.

By Sebastian O

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Jul 5, 2023

Thank you, This course is really helping me expand my professional career and personal live, I love it. It is easy to understand, it has great questions and topics and you really feel like learning,

As someone with Autism, I can testify that this helped me a lot.

By Victoria G

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Sep 23, 2022

The course is well organized, with different types of learning materials that allow it to not be annoying. There should be more interactive activities during the course and less video time. For me instead, there should be more readable and downloadable content.

By Anisa B

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Jul 25, 2022

Alongside my Business and Management degree, i opted for this course. At the foundation level, I have learned and taken in a vast amount of information. More than I expected. which I was pleasantly surprised about. I look forward to completing the entire course.

By Adaobi A

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May 5, 2022

I am glad I took this course, it was rewarding and revealing. It gave me loads of insight into the basics of project management and I took away valuable learnings from it which I hope to apply to projects of the future in my career.

Thank you Coursera and Google.

By Bushra M

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Feb 27, 2022

Budgeting, time frames, and resource estimatesare typically covered by project management courses. You'll learn skills for not only setting goals for achievement within a realistic budget and time, but also for reviewing and vetting costs and resource estimates.

By Lenka H

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Jul 6, 2021

As I move into the next course of Project Management I would like to say that the course is interesting, easily understood, as well as challenging . It has challenged me but not frustrated me and that is the way I learn best. Looking forward to the next session.

By Zuhaib B A

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Jun 20, 2021

The course content is really amazing and the way Emilio explain things is awesome, The way he explain things make course content real piece of cake to understand even for those who has no prior knowledge of project management at all. Hope to meet him someday. :)

By Yashaswini B

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Jun 5, 2021

Thank you all for explaining Foundation of PM effectively with examples explained under each scenario made concepts much clear & easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your job experience, really boosted our confidence level. Google is my dream company to work.

By Samuel P M

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Jul 4, 2023

The knowledge was concise and straight to the point. I did learn knew things. I do like the quizzes that are found within and after the video. This has been an excellent work. i enjoy and will recommend it to any one going into this field of project management.