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About the Course

This is the third course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will explore how to map out a project in the second phase of the project life cycle: the project planning phase. You will examine the key components of a project plan, how to make accurate time estimates, and how to set milestones. Next, you will learn how to build and manage a budget and how the procurement processes work. Then, you will discover tools that can help you identify and manage different types of risk and how to use a risk management plan to communicate and resolve risks. Finally, you will explore how to draft and manage a communication plan and how to organize project documentation. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management tools and resources for the job at hand. 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: - Describe the components of the project planning phase and their significance. - Explain why milestones are important and how to set them. - Make accurate time estimates and describe techniques for acquiring them from team members. - Identify tools and best practices to build a project plan and risk management plan. - Describe how to estimate, track, and maintain a budget. - Explain the procurement process and identify key procurement documentation. - Draft a communication plan and explain how to manage it. - Explain why milestones are important and how to set them. - Explain why a project plan is necessary and what components it contains. - Make accurate time estimates and describe techniques for acquiring them from team members....

Top reviews

AO

Jan 18, 2022

This is a perfectly prepared course. the videos and activities were simply perfect. I learnt a great deal from this.

i would recommend it to anyone wanting in-depth knowledge of Project management.

GD

Oct 30, 2022

I am greatful for this Course in particular. Very well structured and easy to understang . Special Thanks to the Instructor, Rowena and those who shared their experiences during this course. Thank You

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By Fabio C

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Feb 12, 2023

Plan, Plan, Plan, Project Plant Pals... some case study to go in depth about project management. For sure to keep going with project management one of the first step is to be engaged any time, anyday and think everytime how to do better... a continuous improvement is a great dig onto to the ground to put all the acknowledgement. A very helfpul course for all whoever want to understand better and plan the best.

By Vicky C

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Jul 22, 2021

I came from marketing background so a lot of knowledge in the course is something I've already known from years of working experience, but it is still good to go through it and relearn in an organised way, Plus to get a certificate to put on resume.

This course provide solid knowledge and good practice on the assignments though the real world project planning is way complicated and a lot of roadblocks.

By Sofiah A

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May 14, 2022

The entire course was amazing and really enlightening. I learned about the planning stage of the project, schedulling, budget, and risk management.

I also learned key skills such as vendor management, risk analysis, budget estimation, and procurement. I have implemented most of the skills and knowledge learned into my daily activities and I'm amazed at my growth.

Thank you for the learning opportunity

By H. A

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Nov 1, 2022

The course is very rich and easy to follow and I have learnt a lot, but for the communication plan part I felt not very sure about what I was doing, I felt the scenario for the quiz to create a communication plan was not clear enough. The role of each team member, the key key members were somehow overlapping for me and not that clear where to assign each team member to each task. Thank you

By Jamil Z

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Apr 27, 2022

By far one of the best courses I've attanded! not only on project management, but in general! great work Google and Coursera teams. I would definitely recommend this (and all other courses in project management specialization) to anyone, who would be interested in picking up project management skills. special thanks to all your templates and guidances, and learning by doing techniques!

By Danny F

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Apr 29, 2022

Excellent course. Reinforced many skills I have used in the past, but also taught me many new skills to implement in future projects. The instructor is great. Easy to follow and gives a lot of insight into her work at Google. Highly recommend this course for anyone wanting to improve their project management skills before starting a new project. Great tools for planning a new project.

By AMUWO O T

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Mar 9, 2022

This is one course that is very engaging, tasky and requitres a lot of critical thing. The ferquent assessment gave me room to go back and restudy what I have initiallyu learnt. I hve also been able to identify my soft skills needed to deal with teams during a planning process. I love the reading part of the course as I have to go through it over and over again. It was worth my time.

By Edgardo J M ( D

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Jun 20, 2023

I would rate this course highly for its coverage of the course structure, the benefits of planning, key components of the planning phase, and milestone setting. By the end of the course, participants gained valuable knowledge and skills related to project planning and milestone setting, enabling them to approach projects more effectively and achieve successful outcomes.

By Alex S

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Nov 13, 2022

Thanks Rowena for sharing your experience with us. It was absolutely crucial to hear the stories about the day-to-day issues and successes a Program Manager has. I will definitely use all the tools offered throughout the course. The information provided was clear, relevant, and the quality of which totally met my expectations. Thank you very much!

Kind regards,

Alex Salikov

By Liam M

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Mar 28, 2021

Fantastic course. Very detailed and was really good in detailing document organising, planning and budgeting, risk management, exemplar documents and lots more. Also really good advice around job hunting and CV building, which I wasn't expecting from this course. I'm not currently looking for a new job but can see how the advice is extremely helpful to anyone that is.

By Jennifer F

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Sep 20, 2022

The activities, templates and then getting to see the exemplar afterwards makes putting the whole package together and understanding what is involved more user friendly. I particularly liked that it not only helped ot create a centrilized area for all documentation that I've learned so far but also started me on my new resume and social media professional account.

By Maria R

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Jun 28, 2022

I am enjoying the courses, so far I found this one to be the most challenging but felt that it was easy to go back and re-read some of the material and the videos are very helpful too. I also felt that although some of the practice worksheets were involved and sometimes hard (like the risk managment plan), it was hellpful to go through the motions of creating them.

By Shivani B

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Oct 17, 2021

The project itself is expansive and getting in phases requires great amount expertise, knowledge and understanding.

The planning phase has been explained very clearly and related assignments provides a vivid picture along with relevant work exercises makes it even better. This will tie all the required to make it possible to get a grip on Project Planning phase.

By nagesh m

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May 1, 2024

The project planning has introduced and gave very good insights and learning on proper planning to ensure milestones and tasks completion. Risk management to identify and measure risk impact to succefully complete porject. The importance of effective communication and documenting the process are explained very well and was implemented in course with tools.

By Karen J L

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Oct 7, 2022

I have tried tgo complete PM courses before and I was overwhelemed and bored at the same time by thbe content delivery.

I am able to immerse myself, understand and apply the best practices shared here. I am learning lots of new things and other are great review from my personal project journey.

Thanks for creating this amaxzing content!

Cheers,

KJ Lord

By JamesHarrison O

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Aug 16, 2022

A series of life changing sessions of detailed lectures. I love and treasure every bit of it. These lectures felt so personal and tailored to me!

Am equipped with industry needed skillsets as a project manager and will sure put them to use.

Thank you Rowena (Course Instructor)

Thank you Team Coursera.

Thank you Google. I sincerely appreciate it.

Thank you.

By PRAKASH B

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Feb 8, 2022

The course is toughest one,challenging,interesting,create passion among students,allthough labourious,we need to keep patience,it is because,it is a challenging role in industry,so it guides us how to meet the requirements in industry,it makes us confident .Being taught and guided by worldclass professionals, the student never forget such experience.

By Jamie M

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Mar 14, 2022

The only thing that I do not like is that all the videos are rounded down! I was taught that you rounded up if the number made it half way or more! For someone like myself, It is highly annoying and makes it more difficult for me to plan how many videos I can get done in an allotted time. Bottom line, if the Video is 2:47 long, DON'T say it's 2 min.

By Vannur S

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May 1, 2023

The course Content is at its best with excellent level of topics to learn. I really enjoyed learning and i look forward to learn more. I recommended to the beginners who really wants to acheive a high level professional certificate course in project management. Thanks coursera for providing a wonderful platform to learn and grow professionally.

By Dhwanit J

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Sep 19, 2021

It is an great initiative by coursera to provide this course and it is really great for those who are new to the project management as well as the experienced one too.

Google Project Management is one of the leading practices for the people who want their career in the project management domain.

Thank You, Coursera

Thanks & Regards,

Dhwanit Joshi

By Catalina B

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Apr 29, 2023

The course exceeded my expectations in every possible way.

Hands-on approach, concise, personal experiences testimonies. I have already seen tangible results in my project management skills. If you're looking for a course that will take your project organization and budgeting skills to the next level, this is the one for you.

By Liz F

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Feb 1, 2023

Great overview! Many of these concepts I have utilized in previous roles. However, it was great to have some concrete examples and learn how to better organize projects, ensure effective communication, assess risk, etc. I feel like I have more tools I can refer to when planning just about anything (even in my personal life).

By Amber W

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Aug 28, 2022

I enjoy the course so much! the course helps clarifying some of the common myths in project management, and provide guidance on how to better prepare a project before you jump into it, which established 50% of the project success.

Anyone who's interesting in improving their project management skill should enroll this course!

By Juv P

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Oct 19, 2022

I got a lot from this course and really enjoyed how it's paced. I have project management experience and yet I still have more to learn. There were so many new concepts and some were not so new but it felt easier to digest and relatable--in a way that I see myself using in future projects. Wish I took the course sooner!

By adetola O

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Oct 26, 2023

This was my hardest course yet because it focused on some of the areas I had the most difficulty as a manager. The information was and is delivered at a great pace. The Optional resume and social profile assignment is a resource that I definitely needed and I feel should be a requirement more than an optional activity.