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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 Katy L M

Nov 30, 2022

The idea of peer grading is really a horrible concept. You aren't able to move forward without others grading your work, which could take up to 7 days....greatly delaying your progress.

By Felipe C R

Jul 27, 2023

There are many similar concepts, such as objective and scope, and in many cases, I did not understand the difference. I think it is important to gain more clarity on these concepts.

By &rea r

Jan 15, 2023

Unhappy with peer reviews. My course is marked as 99% complete as peer review is not done. This peer review should not be mandatory. Please do not make this peer review mandatory.

By Jonathon C

May 30, 2022

I have no idea if I did anything right. Some questions and answers made no sense. I don't think there is much I can use from this course beyond the glossary. Still got 97%.

By Tomal B

Mar 2, 2023

I think the peer graded assignments idea is crap! If somebody wants to rush through it, they wouldnt care how much they are rating. Pointless putting efforts in it.

By Siva R

Apr 30, 2021

submitting assignment and waiting for someone to review the assignment is a bit time consuming.

I hope coursera will control this step to improve the rating.

By NILESH S

Jan 18, 2024

Frequently I faced issue with Assignment submission and yet there was no way i could find any one to connect and complain... about the issue I'm facing.

By Samantha G

May 31, 2023

The course was great, but listening to her try to say the word successful was difficult. It made me want to complete the course as quick as possible.

By Anas R

Oct 21, 2021

VERY Basic. I was hoping to get helpful tips/insights from Googlers about how they go about their projects in real life. This course is very basic.

By Clynn M

Jan 22, 2023

i did not enjoy this course like I enjoyed the first one. I feel as though it threw too much information at me all at once.

By Christian R

Nov 1, 2023

This topic is very important, however, the instructions for completing the Charter assignment and submission are confusing

By ichrak m

Jan 13, 2024

i have a problem in this course and i didn't know the source of the problem and honestly the help center didn't help.

By Aanin R

Sep 30, 2021

Overall the course is good only issue is although I finish the course is not letting vie the certificate

By Richard K

Jan 14, 2023

that peer to peer activity on 4th week was my worst experience on this site, it hasnt been grated yet!

By Alejandra V

Jan 30, 2023

Peer review process is not effective. Stuck due to nobody reviewing mine yet I have reviewed over 5.

By Avery T

Dec 17, 2022

The peer-review assignment is hard to navigate and defeats the purpose of the self-paced class.

By Deleted A

Jun 28, 2022

Taking a very long time to get peer reviewed assignment graded in order to complete the course.

By Norman B

Nov 25, 2022

The worst of it is the activity that classmates will grade.

It is very tardy and unmotivating.

By Mark M

Aug 7, 2021

Good content and useful resources.

Completley unnecessary peer interation ruins this course

By Tamra L

Aug 21, 2021

Reviews don't happen in a timely fashion and the certificate shouldn't be held up by this.

By Krystal S

May 31, 2022

Very boring and didn't keep me engaged. The lady has no enthusatism, very monotone.

By Nyla T J

Sep 21, 2021

The course is not reading completion so I have to redo everything on the computer.

By Jenny C A

Dec 3, 2022

I already received the results of my 3rd course and I'm still waiting on this one

By Bree R

Nov 15, 2021

Peer review sucks. I've submitted 3 times and have all the necessary info

By Jerome G

May 23, 2024

Too Long, repeated learning, should be more concise.