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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

GK

Jul 12, 2022

This is a good course offered by Google via Coursera. More examples based on real life secanrio and day to day activties need to be included for better understanding of people from all industries.

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 Torrey A

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Jul 15, 2022

JuAnne was awesome!!! Thank you!

By Swapnil K

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Jul 11, 2022

Great Learning, great course !!!

By Doreen A

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Jul 4, 2022

Quite involving and informative.

By EVELYN O

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Jul 1, 2022

Very informative i learnt a lot.

By Manjunath B

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Jun 12, 2022

I learnt lot in Initiation phase

By 何佳潔

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May 24, 2022

Solidly learn a lot of knowledge

By Muji M

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May 16, 2022

well explained and well detailed

By Brandy G

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Mar 29, 2022

Great course I learned so much!

By Tracy G

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Dec 2, 2021

JuAnne is an awesome instructor!

By Rajiv R

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Nov 26, 2021

Excellent. I have learned a lot.

By Alena S

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Nov 22, 2021

Very complex and easy to learn.

By Aghogho O

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Oct 10, 2021

This is a very detailed course.

By nader j

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Sep 28, 2021

The information is very valuable

By Dana B

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Jun 21, 2021

the course was very educational

By Manuel B

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May 27, 2021

Exaustive and clearly explained.

By Sonali R

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Sep 22, 2025

Really beneficial for Beginners

By Puripat P

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Feb 10, 2025

Good teaching and example cases

By Khaled E

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Dec 25, 2024

Thanks for this great knowledge

By Jack V

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Nov 18, 2024

VERY informative! and practical

By Daniel M

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Aug 8, 2024

10 great course super intuitive

By hafiz h

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Oct 26, 2023

wonderful platform for learning

By Radek L

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Mar 4, 2023

I learned more than I expected.

By mai k

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Jan 31, 2023

I liked the notes at each video

By MICHELLE J

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Dec 26, 2022

best one so far in this program

By Je L ( J L

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Nov 24, 2022

Well-structured and very clear.