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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 Oluwabunmi A

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Nov 21, 2022

This course is quite educating.

By Georgey V

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Oct 21, 2022

The course met my expectations

By paresh t

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Sep 23, 2022

Excellent learning experience.

By Adetoun O

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Sep 8, 2022

I am going places, thank you!!

By Morgan R

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Sep 7, 2022

Very good content in this week.

By Twaambo K

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Aug 31, 2022

great course, succint and clear

By Gladwin L C

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Aug 15, 2022

I learned a lot in this course.

By Oleksandr

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Aug 7, 2022

The best course i hawe ever did

By Opal D

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Jul 11, 2022

love it, excited for my future

By Mohan P

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Feb 7, 2022

Insightful and very informative

By Gui Y

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Jan 28, 2022

very didactic and comprehensive

By Jennifer B

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Nov 2, 2021

Very hard but complete as usual

By Zhi J L

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Oct 24, 2021

The templates were very helpful

By خالد ا

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Oct 11, 2021

I learned a lot in this course.

By Wayne S

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Oct 3, 2021

Nothing to add. Knowledgeable !

By Corey W

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Jun 27, 2021

Really enjoyed this course! :-)

By Aya M L N

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Apr 10, 2021

Thanks a lot really

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By NGÔ T B H

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Nov 5, 2025

I have a great time learning!!

By 何毓舟

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Aug 25, 2025

教學、說明、閱讀、範例、實做與檢討，對新手相當適合的學習程序

By Xu C

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Jun 5, 2025

learned a lot from this course

By asmamaw m

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Apr 9, 2025

I got this course Very Helpful

By Andrea B

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Mar 13, 2025

This was a really good course,

By Ahmed A I A

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Mar 17, 2024

Very excited course..! Amazing

By Hua ( L

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Mar 1, 2024

Useful and interesting course.

By Festus O

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Feb 4, 2024

i love the course, well taught