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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 Lucia B

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Jan 8, 2024

Many interesting information. Nicely made syllabus. You can get tips how to chose team members for your project, how to identify stakeholders, how to manage them, what tools can be used for a project management. Read a materials carefully and take a proper notes. There are some tricky questions in graded tests :)

By Aisyah R

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Jun 6, 2023

This course totally surprises me with a lot of useful and priceless knowledge that can be used in various fields and will definitely be a great stepping stone for my career path. To know that project management is one of the most essential skills in most careers really excites me to learn further about this skill.

By Naba K B

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Sep 7, 2021

Excellent !!

Highly recommended for any project professional

I have attended many project management courses , seminar , conferences ,workshops ,training etc. but this course contents and training methodology is presented in such a way that the 'Dry' subjects also became interesting.

Thanks coursera thanks google !!

By Savera R

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Jan 8, 2022

i am learning so many new things and new tools . as i have masters degree in business administration now doing this project management course i guess i will definitly crack a good job .coursera build confidance and at the same time gives us a opertunity to test our skills once its done we will get certificate ..

By Tobie E

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Jul 6, 2021

The project initiation course is well structured course with a combination of various training methods which keep the student involved at all times.

The information is complete and up to date with recent technological developments.

This is a 'must do' course for anyone starting to learn about project management.

By MKOR T

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Oct 14, 2022

The course is fully loaded theoretically and practically. Great instructors with adepth knowledge academically and industry-wise. Great Video presentations, rich reading resorces with peer-reviewed assignments and case studies. The Evaluation or knowledge assessments through graded quiz is absolutely educative.

By George M

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Sep 17, 2022

Coming from a communication background, I believe Google really took the time to understand the pain points of people like me who want to switch careers to project management before making this course. The content is very simple to digest and the way instructors introduce newbies to new concepts is so enticing.

By Moemen A

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May 8, 2021

The course covers a very good basis and tools for project management during the initiation phase. It is well delivered and supported by practical exercises. I like that the course is focusing on practice rather than theory. If a learner is looking for in-depth theory, this might not be the best course to attain.

By Benita A

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Oct 12, 2022

I learnt a lot during my time spent on this course. I particularly learnt how to start a successful project whuch i know will be useful in my day to day life operations. I want to thank the instructor for particularly taking her time in teaching and explaining all that needs to be known and done in the course.

By Sarah B

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Dec 13, 2022

I think you guys have really put a lot of effort into this course. The words of encouragement are going far. They are giving me the positive reinforcement I need to keep going. Thank you so much for all the hard work and everyone who took the time out to make this course just for me.

Thank you.

Sarah M Bennett

By Serena T

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Jul 29, 2021

Thank you so much Google for this Opportunity. I am truly grateful being a high school student this course really encouraged me to learn, thrive and gorw more. Hopefully acquire a position in this role sometimes in the future! The instructors are really clear and ellaborate, making learning way mu digestable.

By Sajjad R

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Sep 18, 2021

This course helped me a lot to get acquainted with the concepts of project management The video tutorials and texts throughout the lesson were very useful for me to learn The interactive assignments in this lesson made me use the experiences of others and find out how other people think about this assignment.

By Joanne S

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Sep 14, 2022

Must find a better way to do peer graded assignments. Peers are not professors or teachers and should go by the grading criteria not their own.

Also, peers shouldnt use words or abbrevaitions only they can understand. I had to submit a perfectly good project charter FOUR times before it was approved. So Sad

By Jordan M

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May 17, 2021

I really enjoyed this course and thought the information was extremely helpful as I look for a job outside of my current career field. I really appreciate the extra articles and websites linked in the course for me to bookmark or read at my convenience. They also give some great tools to use and think about.

By Doug W

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Mar 30, 2022

I'm very pleased with how thorough, professional, and well structured this course has been. Course 2: Project Initiation introduces concrete tools such as RACI charts, Project Charters, and also software tools and makes it clear how they'll be incorporated in the job. I'm looking forward to the next course.

By Berfan H

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Mar 1, 2022

I really liked how this course talks about disabilities in a refreshing manner, and tries to teach future managers talent management: it's okay that different employees are motivated differently, that employees can be introverted or extraverted, that disabilities can be invisible, that skills can be gained.

By nagesh m

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Oct 2, 2022

Very good step-by-step concepts explained about influence of stakeholders, stakeholder analysis and how to manage them. Very well explained on RACI chart and Project charter when and how to use. This course details on how to set SMART goals. Hands on approach is very nice to understand the topic clearly.

By Christine M

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Mar 30, 2021

I have learnt so much about project management. The learning format is perfect with the real life example and the combination of videos and reading. The presenter is extremely upbeat and makes it easy to follow. The information is very detailed and gives me such a more in-depth view of project management.

By Funda T ( T

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Apr 17, 2022

It was excellent course that I feel so luck to have opportunity to this course, I wish we had more hands on experience on the project management tools. Learning how to conceptualize projects in Asana, Smartsheet, ClickUp, and other similar tools would be a fantastic value as feedback inside the course.

By Luigi F

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Jun 11, 2022

This course provides you with the framework you need to perform the initiation phase of a project in a structured and systematic way. The content is excellent and comes in various formats, which makes the course more engaging. Besides the exercises are well designed to help you validate your learning.

By S J

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May 20, 2022

I really enjoyed this course. I loved the break down of all the steps needed to kick off a project. I also appreciated how the course talked about different tools, managing resources, and documentation. this is my second Google Certificate program, and I will be happy to take more of their courses.

By Nikolaos K

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Aug 22, 2022

This chapter was really great and informative. I was an in-depth look in starting a new project, introduction and use o RACI charts and a good amount of working tools (management, collaboration etc).

Everyone who begin the introduction the Foundations of Project Management needs to continue with this.

By Darwin P

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Dec 4, 2021

It was a bit more involved than the first course but, I was surprised by how much retention I achieved! Some more examples of the topics in their typical use that I could print would be nice to have. I wish that all the reading materials were in an easily printable and downloadable format like PDF.

By Angela F

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Jul 5, 2022

Clearly laid out modules led by engaging instructors make this an excellent course. The coursework covers a broad amount of information and includes additional resources for students to dive deeper. I'm excited to go on to the next course in the Google Project Management: Professional Certificate!

By Vinicio P

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Oct 28, 2021

Excellent course. I learned more about the types of tools available to you, including work management and scheduling software, productivity tools, and collaboration tools. As a project manager, it is important to be open to implementing new tools that can be beneficial to the outcome of a project.