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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 Donne S

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Apr 15, 2022

Very detailed and usueful class for someone looking into swicth career.

By Alejandro R A

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Mar 27, 2022

Great course, I tought it was going to be simple but it's very complete

By Erato S

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Mar 16, 2022

Well presented and very interesting with very interesting assignments.

By Prachi D

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Mar 13, 2022

Course was really helpful. Easy understanding was there in the course .

By KARUNAMURTHY S

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Dec 10, 2021

Learned a lot about Project management tools and Stakeholder management

By Roland A

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Jul 4, 2023

The instructor was very organized and informative. Thank you.

roland

By Hassan I

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May 29, 2023

Very knowledgeable with practical examples. Easy to learn. Recommended

By Ahmad H F M M

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Dec 22, 2022

Excellent Course Framework! Great introduction for project initiation.

By Juita H

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Oct 9, 2022

A fantastic lecturer with excellent explanations. Thank you very much.

By Aung M M

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Sep 15, 2022

Google explaining sophisticated topics in simpler and friendlier ways

By rashmi g

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Aug 25, 2022

Learned a lot more than I thought I could given I am just a beginner!

By Mohamed A

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Aug 24, 2022

it is real guide for anyone who want to seek project management career

By Dewa N P A

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Jul 31, 2022

Highly valueble to impliment learnings for actual practical scinarios.

By Emilie E

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Jun 1, 2022

Thank you for sharing the knowledge simply and with a lot of examples!

By Magdolna G

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May 12, 2022

Excellent and straightforward course, well explained, easy to follow!

By Aleksandr P

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Mar 30, 2022

Great course! I found a lot of usefull templates with examples within.

By Sarach W

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Dec 23, 2021

Expand my perspectives to the project initiation in professional ways.

By Safwath P

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Aug 18, 2021

Every people with a leadership on mind must worthy to try this course.

By Ghous M I Q

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Sep 7, 2023

Lot of useful information that are beneficial to initiate the project

By Ifeyinwa A A

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Aug 14, 2023

was good taking this course, well; detailed and loaded with knowlegde

By Azhar Q

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Jul 31, 2023

One of the best experience I had in learning .

THANKS TO COURSERA TEAM

By ANA C

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Jul 27, 2023

In this Module you will learn how to make RACI chart on your project.

By AKA K

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Nov 15, 2022

opens to a different understanding of project management tools . nice

By Orsolya H

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Aug 23, 2022

I loved this course, great templates very sophisicated and enjoyable.

By Vinayak M M

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Aug 17, 2022

Wonderful course for starting the career in Project Management field.