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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 Viviana M

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Aug 16, 2025

Maravilloso para aprender conceptos basicos e introducirse en la organizacion de proyectos

By Brandi S

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Jun 27, 2025

Great foundation for learning about Project Management! Appreciate the quality of content.

By Alexa M A

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Mar 5, 2025

Great material and easy to understand! It will come in handy for basic Project Management.

By Marcela C

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Jan 16, 2025

Muy completo este primer curso, bastante didáctico! Se puede poner en práctica rápidamente

By Strategic C

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Nov 29, 2024

This course was easy to follow and understand. The instructor kept my interest throughout.

By Yesi S

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Oct 26, 2024

The way the material is broken down makes it easy to understand and helps retain learning.

By Muhammad T

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Apr 24, 2024

It's been a great journey and start towards project management. Thanks Coursera and Google

By Navneet S

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Jan 2, 2024

immense knowledge to gain, even a person without any related background can start learning

By Yakup K E

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Nov 11, 2023

It was a very fun and information-filled course. I can't wait to finish the other courses.

By Rany F R R

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Sep 27, 2023

A truly rich wealth of information, advice and innovative knowledge in project management.

By Karina E

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Sep 20, 2023

The guides were easy to understand and great examples were given to understand the course.

By subhash b

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Sep 13, 2023

It is mandatory to take this course for whoever is interested in the Project manager role.

By Emmanuel D

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Jun 16, 2023

AN AMAZING COUSRE . I LOVED THE BREAK DOWN ON EACH TOPIC COVERED AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED .

By Christopher S

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Jun 2, 2023

A great starter point for folks that do not know what Project Management is. Great course!

By Neelan N

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May 24, 2023

Loved the easy to comprehend course material with the mix of videos, articles and quizzes.

By Felipe R

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May 17, 2023

Excellent course, very well presented and all the topics with clear and useful information

By Chelsea T

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May 16, 2023

Easy to learn, great videos, love how everything is broken up and the content was awesome.

By Mohamad S

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May 8, 2023

the introsudction was really beginner-friendly. I like the video animation, it so colorful

By Pablo E M O

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Mar 24, 2023

It´s a great course . It´s well estructured, so well explained and the teachers are great.

By Seungjun L

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Mar 3, 2023

Very well-organized and it was easy to take a lesson before the timeline. Keep it up folks

By Celina B

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Feb 23, 2023

This is great course well-structured for anyone new to understand about Project Management

By Silvia D

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Jan 19, 2023

Este curso superó mis expectativas, está muy bien diseñado y con soporte visual apropiado.

By Letitia H

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Jan 2, 2023

I enjoyed learning about Project Management. I hope to start implementing my skills soon.

By bhavya s

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Dec 31, 2022

thanks for this wonderful opportunity. indeed project management is a continuous learning.

By lawal i a

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Nov 23, 2022

i got best instructor on my course study here on coursera and it was a privilege and honor