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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.

MM

Feb 28, 2023

thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to enroll this Google project management certification. But, I am not able to pay for the program because I have no money even to sustain myself. Why

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By zaid j

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Jun 14, 2023

A big thank you to Google and Coursera for offering this comprehensive course. The content was engaging and practical, and the real-world examples made it easy to apply the concepts to different project scenarios.

By Misno S

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May 17, 2023

I am very happy to have completed the initial stage to understand the basics of becoming project management and don't forget that I will repeat it to understand again so that the foundation I have is even stronger

By Vutomi N

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Jan 9, 2023

The course covers a tremendous amount of content which I believe is important for any one interested in project management to learn. A big thanks to everyone involved in the teaching and delivery of this course.

By Long T

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Dec 22, 2022

Very useful and insightful course, you get to learn from the basic fundamentals to key items for your understanding of Project Management. Quite many practices to check your skills and knowledge after each lesson.

By Abidemi O

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Sep 13, 2022

This covered all the sphere in Project Management. For every course topic i linked with my present work and i must say it has shapen my abilities and knowledge. I am putting to practise already what i have learnt

By Heather M

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Jun 3, 2022

Excellent course on defining a Project Manager, the role of a Project Manager, the tools a Project Manager will use and how important a Project Manager is to an organization and the process for managing a project!

By Vamsi T

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May 16, 2022

As the name of the course suggests this course builds the foundation for the Project Management in a very easy to understand format of videos and readings. The content is written for everyone to easily understand.

By Lengkon T

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Apr 20, 2022

Very well structured, clear and concise, and engaging. It was very interesting to learn the foundations of Project Management and to see how many of these skills or attributes so many of us naturally have already.

By Baptiste B

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Apr 14, 2022

Easy to follow the course. All videos and informations are simple, complete and cool to learn/understand. I start to understand how you can apply project management in every field and aspet of your life. Love it !

By Tim W

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May 8, 2021

This gave a structured view on what Project Management is. It really helps you understand the skills and experience you already have, and how you can begin to apply that in pursuing a career in Project Management.

By Wodaj B M

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Oct 22, 2024

This Foundations of Project Management course provided a solid base for your entire journey in project management. The course content was very rich enough to provide all the essential tools of project management.

By Jader Z

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Sep 4, 2023

This course has been well-taught, helping me gain a better understanding of what a project manager does. It has provided me with a significant boost in motivation to stay focused on my upcoming career transition.

By Zwelidumile M

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Jul 7, 2023

I think Project Management promotes team work i.e cooperation, coordination. It also promotes techniques to bring success to change in an organization, also restrict waisted time and provide waist of resources.

By Mmesoma U (

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Jun 25, 2023

I had come to this training without knowing what it really takes to be a project manager but, right now, the Google team lectured in the simplest terms I could ever imagine. I am more knowledgeable in this field.

By Ashish S

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Mar 12, 2023

This course has helped me to set foundation for Project Management and understand it skills. I would be taking alot more courses to understand the concept of PM and start applying that to my daily tasks at work.

By Emily T

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Mar 3, 2023

I am happy to have this experience with google. I have learned a lot already and feeling motivated to keep going. The process works smootly and clear to understand. Thank to all those contributes to the program.

By Nguyá»…n A T ( N

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Jan 4, 2023

I have learned about Project Management role and a set of skills, which are relevant to this position. More than a course, it support me to improve self-research to understand what exactly employer need about PM.

By Chin L H

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Sep 27, 2022

Enjoyed learning about Waterfall & Agile and project management best practices, including change management and adoption of project deliverables. Reading list also very comprehensive & easy to read & understand.

By Giovanni T T

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Aug 19, 2022

Very good, reflexive and simple to understand and apply. I'm from Brazil, so i had a little dificulty with the lack of portuguese subtitles. If Coursera needs a Portuguese translator i'm more than happy to do it!

By Safe S C

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Aug 1, 2022

Overall it was fun & not pushy though movitating to complete in sutle ways. Well instructed & formating, I maynot have been as attentive as I should though to no fault of the course, I liked it.

Have a great day!

By Supasuta M

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Jul 24, 2022

This is a good course. I've picked up a lot of new information that I didn't previously know. I recommend you to enroll in this course initially if you wish to succeed in project management or any similar fields.

By Manish R

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May 28, 2022

Amazing and exceptional course by seasoned Google personnel , loved everybit of the course, especially the puzzle method of mix & match learning at the end of each week's module :), very createive stuff. Loved it

By Frank B

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Feb 28, 2022

This was a great intro course to Project Management. The pacing and information was perfect for a busy dad, student, and full-time worker. I look forward to finishing the other 5 courses to earn this certificate.

By Fabio D

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Nov 21, 2021

Introductory course to project management. I learned more on this one course than in other similar courses. I will continue with this program because I enjoyed the material and the trainer made it super engaging.

By Sofia P

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Aug 23, 2021

I loved this course. I found it super informative, I liked the interaction of the videos with the quiz's and the ease of readjusting the time to finish the course. It's a super complete course and I recommend it.