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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

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.

EA

Feb 7, 2023

This course is so encompassing. The delivery is second to none! You're able to followthe instructor step bystep grasping the very foundations of starting a successful project. Thanks coursera!

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By Michael B

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Sep 29, 2022

Excellent information. This course is really helping.

By Michelle H

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Jul 25, 2022

Such a great course with so much valuable information!

By Elchin M

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Jul 7, 2022

You can find useful inforation, throughout the course

By Cadeau G

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Jun 9, 2022

This course teaching was really good. I learned a lot.

By Josue R A

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May 27, 2022

Good course with a lot of useful tool and information.

By T W

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Apr 30, 2022

Really enjoyed this class. Thanks Google and Coursera.

By Sergio T

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Apr 22, 2022

Excellent course for overall knowledge on the subject

By Fabiola H

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Jan 9, 2022

I am loving project management because of this course!

By Sanjay B

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Jan 9, 2022

Excellent Videos and content for Project Initiations.

By Sohil B

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Oct 29, 2021

Overall it was good basic information from this course

By Rhema A

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Oct 23, 2021

Well taught with nice visuals and hands on experience.

By George C

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Aug 24, 2021

amazing course. I learned a lot just from this course!

By Md. S F 1

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May 9, 2021

It is a wonderful great course for project management.

By Kent Z

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Apr 6, 2021

Learned a lot on how to build charters and RACI charts

By Sulistiani

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Sep 4, 2025

Dengan mengikuti kursus ini saya jadi tahu banyak hal

By Somaia S

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Nov 25, 2024

very detailed and very informative thank you so much!

By Evelyn M

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Sep 17, 2024

Very insightful and the instructors teach really well

By Mr. M U

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Oct 23, 2023

Exceptional foundational course for project managers.

By CHARITY O U

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Jul 17, 2023

I found this course very relatable and easy To grasp.

By Andrey P

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May 4, 2023

That's a great course to learn about PM from scratch.

By MOHAMMED S M A M S M A

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Apr 26, 2023

جهود تذكر فتشكر

شكراً لكل من شارك في الاعداد والتنفيذ

By S. C

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Dec 18, 2022

love this course and this phase in project management

By Usman B

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Dec 16, 2022

This module has been a fantastic learning experience.

By Jan R A

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Oct 23, 2022

perfect. four weeks is the best length for a course.

By 陳怡惠

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Jan 11, 2022

This is a solid course delivered in a systematic way.