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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

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.

AA

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.

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By Clara N

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Jun 23, 2024

The speakers speak too small, I always have to maximize my laptop column too listen to them. So annoying

By Maria R E

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Mar 9, 2023

this segment could be better -- a lot of the peer assignments i reviewed showed we were confused as heck

By Ramkumar D

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Jul 11, 2022

The instructor was too boring & slow & repetitive for this course. Had to do the course in 1.5X speed

By Nicholas Y

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Nov 19, 2021

i think more work needs to be done on the project charter part. it really deserves more time

By Ramlah

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Oct 31, 2021

It was too vague and felt rushed especially with the tools section. I often felt confused

By yatendra v

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May 19, 2022

It should give training to atleast use 1 Work Management Software Tool like ASANA/JIRA

By KIRUBASHWARI G

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Aug 27, 2023

A very good experience in learning new things and it was a challenging one too.

By Siranush G

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Apr 14, 2022

More hands on training on at least one of the tools of project work management

By Dennis N

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Oct 26, 2021

We needed a better company as an example. Plant Pals wasn't cutting it for me

By Cynthia C

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May 10, 2021

I enjoyed the course but wished the section on PM tools were more detailed.

By Catherine F

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Sep 4, 2022

IT is a hard course, thoughit has good content and a good lecturer.

By Kartik K

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Apr 21, 2021

A fine collection!

Rating (Specialization) after (Course) 2: 3.5/5

By Abdullah A

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Feb 4, 2023

It is a kind of coplocated. The topics should be more organized.

By Md M H

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Sep 18, 2023

Very informative, I have learn a lot from this course.

By stefan w

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Aug 8, 2021

cant progress because no-one is grading my assignments

By Lander C

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Oct 24, 2022

The content is okay. I wish it were more condensed.

By Camilla H

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Jan 18, 2024

Very high level eg explaining what a spreadsheet is

By Amar N

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Feb 20, 2023

Found it learning friendly and happy to complete it

By Nileena M

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Aug 30, 2024

Not enough specifics, it was very simple and broad

By Alberto C

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Oct 30, 2024

Great course just a lot of information to retain.

By William T

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May 25, 2022

too may varied approaches not used in tbe reall

By Gabriela O

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Dec 15, 2021

I waited 3 weeks for verification of my project.

By Rohit P

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Nov 29, 2021

Good course contain but not well presentation.

By Howard s

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Mar 27, 2021

great content but sort of dull to learn from.

By Kaveena M

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Feb 21, 2023

The final quiz for week 2 was way too hard.