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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 Aravindan P

Apr 18, 2022

I think, for foundation, the covered topics and content are great to know about what is a project, who is a project manager, what are the roles and responsibilities of project manager, project lifecycle, methodologies and orgranization structure and culture.

By vishal w

Dec 23, 2021

Very good content explained well in the manner you could understand even if you are a fresher in the PM Industry or you wish to work in the future. The course helps to understand what you have to do and what should have been done to excel in the PM's career.

By Tammi M

Sep 4, 2021

This course is spot on! The instructor and guest speakers were awesome, and I learned some very valuable concepts that can be applied in a variety of real world situations. I am looking forward to building on this foundational knowledge in the second course.

By Cheri-Ann W

Aug 20, 2021

Very Detailed and informative. This course gives a through overview of the foundations of Project Management. I found that the delivery was also easy to understand and visually appealing. Really enjoyed this course! Looking forward to the other modules.

By Nourhan M

Apr 28, 2021

It was more than couple of basic information this is why I have enjoyed it so much, a glimpse from here and there which eventually gave me a big picture of the whole project management thing. The quizzes helped me so much to review the important information.

By Μαρία Ν

Dec 25, 2023

Through the course you get to learn the fundementals of project management and even if you don't have any knowledge on the filed the teachers are trully helpful. There are also pleny of readings that help you understand deeper the concept. 100% recommended.

By Noor E M E

Apr 21, 2023

amazing course, clear and easy to follow up the instructor, I really enjoyed how this course is always making sure Iam on track with regular questions to answers during the course.

really learned alot and looking forward to joining a project management role.

By Koorosh A

Feb 7, 2023

It was a great kick off. Starting the basics are very frustarting as much as their importance. But for this course, it was all gathered great together. The taching methodologies and the course making were very intresting.

I appericiate it all.

Great job!

By Jennifer L

Sep 20, 2022

Love the videos and reading materials. This is a really diverse course with a lots of information presented in a large variety of ways. I have done other course on similar content before and I couldn't get enough of this one. Please don't stop being Google!

By Ibukunoluwa O

Jul 24, 2022

This course has taken my project management skills to a whole new level It was a very wonderful learning experience. i plan to use all i have learnt at work going forward and increase my productivity by 100%. Thank you Google and Coursera. You are the best!

By Rajesh S

Jun 17, 2022

I love this Foundation of course. There was lot of things about organization culture, organization type, the implementation of change management and others. Basic introduction of the project Life Cycle which will be discussed in details in upcoming classes.

By Willy V

Jul 27, 2021

This was a really great course for those wanting to get into Project Management and have understanding on what project managers do in the corporate world or how it could be applied to any situation. Highly recommend this and a stepping stone to new career.

By Dandreb D

Jul 10, 2021

Recommended for aspiring PMs out there! What a great way to learn about PM fundamentals, especially with the integration of Google's overall PM styles, strategies, values, etc. I also appreciate that they allowed me to complete course 1 under financial aid.

By KATHY J

Mar 28, 2023

This is the first course that I have taken. I have certainly enjoyed this course. It gave a lot of useful information and helpful tips on a wide variety of topics. I would certainly recommend this course to others. Thanks for allowing me this opportunity.

By Cândida H S

Mar 9, 2023

Easy to follow, good balance between video versus reading materials, a nice variety of tasks, easy to understand language. Some refreshing of already-known concepts, but also shining a light on new ones to be further explored. I'm keen to keep on learning!

By Christina D T

Dec 13, 2021

I love the various delivery method. There is different videos with different instructors, small readings, and small quizes at the end of each session with some check on learning thrown in. It is very easy to follow along and not get overwhelmed or bored.

By Yuvika P

Dec 6, 2021

A great and detailed course that will help you walk through the long list of skills of a project manager and how can one become an effective project manager. As this type of management will help you do the day to day activities effectively and efficiently.

By arfan a

Jun 11, 2023

It was so amazing, i love this course and i have the desired of this to comolete this professional course, i would like to thank from all the instructors of this course, i hope Google more provide like these professional courses, Thank you

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By Mohd F B A

Apr 10, 2023

I started from scratch taking this course, I found this course very good and interesting to join for everyone who wants to learn project management. A lot of things we learned during this course. Congratulations to Google Team for an idea and a great job.

By Uwaoma C

Nov 4, 2022

It was simply amazing, hitting it off as a student learning Project management, the lessons were easy to understand and the hands-on project was very engaging. I will recommend this course to anyone that wants to learn the rudiments of project management.

By Gee A

Oct 13, 2022

Great introduction to project management. It gives you all the tools and processing to help you undersatand how projects are desinged, implementded, monitored and completed. I tecommend the course as a good walk through the journey of project management.

By Jaehyun H

Sep 1, 2022

My favorite part about this course was hearing from all these bright minds that work at Google and sharing their approach to Project Management. There is no perfect method but this course prepares you to dissect projects in a digestible manner. Fantastic!

By BellaDonna L F

Aug 25, 2022

This self- paced course is awesome . During this new world of pandemic- pandemonium its good to have a form of self -paced learning that is not only very informative but, its also easy to follow . The classes just flow together very nicely.

Thanks Coursera

By Eric C

Apr 28, 2022

I found the Foundations of Project Management to be very helpful as an overview for someone interested in a career as a project manager. The topics were useful and educating, and the delivery of the course was interesting and engaging. On to the next one!

By Prakash M

Mar 1, 2022

I must say this not just a course for profession enhanvement but the lesson to implement in you day to day life that could be professional or personal.

Contents are useful and easily able to relate with your skills.

I would recommand this course.

Thank you.