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About the Course

This is the first course in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. Project managers play a key role in leading, planning and implementing critical projects to help their organizations succeed. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager. We’ll also introduce you to the kinds of jobs you might pursue after completing this program. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. 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: - Define project management and describe what constitutes a project. - Explore project management roles and responsibilities across a variety of industries. - Detail the core skills that help a project manager be successful. - Describe the life cycle of a project and explain the significance of each phase. - Compare different program management methodologies and approaches and determine which is most effective for a given project. - Define organizational structure and culture and explain how it impacts project management. - Define change management and describe the role of the project manager in the process. - Explore use-cases for generative AI in project management...

Top reviews

SP

Jul 24, 2023

Excellent course! Instructional modules and videos are very relevant to multiple organizational practices, and built in testing series and review exams offer comprehensive summary of course content.

SS

Apr 11, 2025

Extremely well taught, and a highly positive approach towards teaching the subject. The topics were comprehensive for a foundational program and created a lot of excitement for the upcoming courses.

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By saurabh s

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May 4, 2022

Great course. Truly loved the curriculum and the instructor.

By Thomas F J E

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May 3, 2022

Excellent cours pour s'introduire dans le Project Management

By Muhammad A

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May 2, 2022

I have learned fundamentals of PM awesomely and effectively.

By Muhammed Ö

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Apr 30, 2022

Very useful and one of the courses I enjoyed while learning.

By Michael D

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Mar 29, 2022

Very well-presented course with well-explained information.

By Sari O

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Mar 27, 2022

Great course! Thorough and easy to understand for beginners.

By hasnain i w

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Mar 2, 2022

Love it .....Learned a lot ...Thank you Google & Coursera .

By Mariia T

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Feb 16, 2022

Great course to begin with learning PM. Totally recommended!

By Rafael A C V

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Feb 13, 2022

wonderful! I really appreciate coursera provides this course

By Vidhi S S

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Feb 10, 2022

it was short and crisp about project management fundamentals

By Sriram

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Jan 26, 2022

Very helpful to learn the fundamental of Project Management.

By J K

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Jan 17, 2022

The course is very good. The content is very easy to follow.

By weidy p

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Jan 7, 2022

Easy to understand and I really apreciate for the knowledge.

By Azmat U

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Dec 28, 2021

A very helpful material and approach followed by Instructors

By Deleted A

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Dec 19, 2021

This really gave me an overall insight of project management

By Hetti A D T N

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Nov 20, 2021

This is great and perfectly organized course for beginners .

By Lisa C

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Nov 12, 2021

amazing! Highly recommend, great sef paced and challenging.

By Tazeia W

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Nov 11, 2021

I absolutly loved learning about the different methodologies

By Abhijit P

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Oct 12, 2021

Excellent course, explained very neatly to understand topic.

By Aditya A

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Sep 29, 2021

Good foundation course which covers the basic terminologies.

By Bahadur A K

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Sep 24, 2021

outstanding and excellent course contents. Superb instructor

By Majok D K

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Sep 20, 2021

very educative and engaging. i like the videos and readings.

By Aruna P

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Aug 21, 2021

Detailed, engaging and effective. Couldn't stop learning it.

By Rudy H G

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Aug 1, 2021

Excellent overview of the foundations of project management.

By Joseph J J

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Jul 22, 2021

It is great course, good material and excellent instructors