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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you’ll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You’ll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. 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: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs....

Top reviews

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Feb 14, 2022

This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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By Lorena G

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Feb 25, 2024

The level is on the lower level of the beginner range. Most of us have already used some tools to manage at least tasks if not projects, so too much was spent on tools we would already be familiar with.

By Renata G

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Jul 2, 2023

It's still a bit tricky to flex between work management and project management tools, they seem quite versatile & if you haven't use them before, sometimes hard to remember, what are the possibilities.

By Sandra T

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May 23, 2022

Contents are perfect, but I don´t understand why do I have to wait 1 month for my peers to grade my assignment, I can´t dowload my certificate becuase of that and I think that shouldn´t be happening.

By Aakash K

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Jun 20, 2023

Everything was good except the getting marked by other people. I dont think its the best way to practice and the course should design some way to get more practice in for RACI and Project charter.

By George M K

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Jul 13, 2022

This is a good course offered by Google via Coursera. More examples based on real life secanrio and day to day activties need to be included for better understanding of people from all industries.

By Mahmoud T

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Jul 19, 2023

I would prefer that there be translation available for all languages, but in fact the course and its content are of great importance for those who want to start in the field of project management

By Tahir R

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Jan 10, 2023

Great course, lots of information! Just wish there were more practice problems in regards to the tools we learned about, as well as a section focusing on how to prepare for interview questions.

By Carlos M D

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Jun 22, 2021

A bit confusing at the beginning and this is weird because a good foundation is supposed to guarantee a good project. Also, I needed to see how the management tools and RACI charts can connect.

By Alson C

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Sep 24, 2022

I understand the appropriateness of the peer review activities, but I'm not a fan of them. I graded several assignments for others but initially had difficulty getting anyone to reciprocate.

By TERI B

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Nov 2, 2022

I learned so much from this course however painful it was at times. I just wish there was someone I could reach out to when I'm stuck. More than the chat screen which didn't help me at all.

By Prabha R

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Mar 26, 2022

The course was simple and easy to learn.

It would have been nice if it included a little more video session about the one of the popular Project Management software like Jira or Basemecamp.

By Binita T

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Feb 18, 2022

It was very educational but some of the topics were just glossed over and the assignments became confusing but the anser sheet solved problems differently then how i intercepted the problem

By Dávid K

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Oct 17, 2024

What I am missing from every part of Projec Management course (Course 1-6) is a summary material after the course is finished. A structured, easy to read summary what was in the course.

By Silvia I

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Feb 1, 2022

Very helpful, still so much to learn. I really do well with the hands on approach. I am not able to see the comments made on my projects. Do I just go back in the course and backspace?

By Kemoya S

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Nov 16, 2021

I appreciate the information presented in course and the way it's presented. I'm however disappointed that my final peer review lost a mark because a reviewer deviated from the rubric.

By Ogunleye M

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May 10, 2023

This course is packed with so much information. I wish there were a way we could use one of the tools discussed in the course. Overall I enjoyed every bit of the information shared.

By Zoe L

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Jul 30, 2023

I'd love to learn more about SMART Goals, OKRs, RACI charts, stakeholder analysis and the project charter but overall, I really loved the course structure and examples and exercises.

By Stephanie M H

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Sep 3, 2021

This course is a bit more difficult than the first course in the Project Management Google Program. With determination, and a little extra time, I was able to complete this course.

By Patrick D

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Sep 30, 2023

It is a great course, but I wish when you got answers incorrect that they would show you the right answer or give you an explanation instead of sending you back to the full video.

By RAVI T T

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Jun 7, 2021

Course is well detailed but could not sync with the tutor's slang for some words like "Success". Very easy to learn and the pattern of the learning is quick to absorb the content.

By Ekarit A

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Feb 23, 2022

Good course for those who don't have any experience and also for an experienced Project manager to. You'll find some best-practice that we are using in project management field.

By Pohumka D D

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Sep 9, 2022

This course has been very impactfull and inspiring. Thank you to the instructor and the entire team for putting together this course. Thank you cousera for the financial aid.

By Natasha S

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Aug 24, 2021

Very well done, lots of useful information, but what I was missing is a high-level step-by-step practical guide, maybe one-two lessons. Other than that I am very satisfied!

By Aaron

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Dec 4, 2022

Great content but the peer review system needs to be taking out. Some users will fail you even though you've clearly me the all the criteria and leave you with no feedback.

By Ramanan K

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Nov 2, 2021

Great course lot of useful tips and real world examples. Wish they also provided more course notes / materials to keep and follow with. I'd highly recommend this to anyone.