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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. In this course, you will discover how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. As you explore the key components of this phase, you will learn how to determine a project’s benefits and costs, create measurable project goals and deliverables, manage project scope, and measure a project’s success criteria. You will learn how to define project roles and responsibilities, complete a stakeholder analysis, and utilize RACI charts. You will also learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, practice developing a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct you in how to accomplish all of these tasks, describing the right 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, including generative AI....

Top reviews

TR

Apr 25, 2023

I learned a lot about the initial phases of project management and the intricacies of jumpstarting a project. I liked being introduced to project management software that I was unfamiliar with.

SS

May 11, 2021

Excellent content, wonderful use of multi-media interaces and check points to keep the pace moving and great introduction of different stories and people with real life perspectives and experiences.

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By Tan N

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Dec 29, 2022

Good course

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Dec 20, 2022

Good Course

By Alexandre R

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Oct 22, 2022

Very good!

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Apr 17, 2022

Great one.

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Jan 17, 2022

Good Course

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Dec 26, 2021

good course

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Aug 29, 2021

Good Course

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Aug 2, 2021

Good course

By Anjali T

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Jul 27, 2021

informative

By SOON K L

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Feb 22, 2025

We’ll done

By Parth R

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Nov 15, 2022

SMART,RACI

By Joachim A Z

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Aug 9, 2025

Détaillée

By Hope K

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Apr 23, 2025

VERY GOOD

By Moshe R

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Jan 30, 2025

Excellent

By Thierry D

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Jan 20, 2025

tres bien

By javier p

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Aug 1, 2023

Excelente

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Jun 5, 2023

great!!!!

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Jan 6, 2023

Excellent

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Jun 22, 2022

Very good

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Apr 13, 2022

Excelent.

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Apr 4, 2022

very good

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Feb 19, 2022

Very good

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Jan 5, 2022

Excellent

By Emmanuel O

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Oct 11, 2021

educative

By ojo j

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Aug 8, 2022

GREAT!!!