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About the Course

This is the first of six courses 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....

Top reviews

LL

Jan 19, 2022

Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!

MR

Nov 28, 2021

Learned a lot such as Agile, C-Suite, Change management, Corporate governance, Culture mapping, DMAIC, Kanban, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Linear, Matrix structure, Reporting chart, Six Sigma etc. Thank you

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By Jeremiah D G

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Mar 31, 2021

The foundation course was very insightful and covered an overview of a lot of topics.

By Anibal R

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Feb 15, 2025

Course has a lot of information that will help you get started, definitely worth it.

By Lifang Y

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Oct 12, 2024

Great introduction into project management, exactly what I was looking for and more!

By Dhea N S

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Feb 12, 2024

both the subject and the teachers are interesting, super worth to learn this subject

By christian e

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Jan 1, 2024

It is more than a course; it is a boot camp packed with real-life in-depth analysis.

By Nelson T

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Nov 26, 2023

Great Introduction Course. Great instructor. Course covered a variety of good topics

By Wajiha S

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Nov 22, 2023

THIS COURSE IS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND IS COVERING ALOT OF FIELDS IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS

By Segolame R

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Nov 20, 2023

i learnt a lot, this was an eye opener for me. very exciting and developing as well.

By Joyceline S A

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Oct 24, 2023

My interest in project management positions has increased as a result of the course.

By Moinuddin K

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Sep 29, 2023

Foundations of Project Management course really helped me to understand the concepts

By Nitin K

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Sep 19, 2023

This is a well curated course!! Easy to understand and takes it slow.. I loved it :)

By Kaone P

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Aug 25, 2023

Google did a fantastic job on this. It's a great course which I recommend to anyone.

By Khalid A A H

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Aug 16, 2023

The course is very helpful to understand project management types, roles and tools.

By Shanette W

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Aug 14, 2023

Taking this course has really been an eye opener. I'm trurly loving this experience!

By Andrei P

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Jul 30, 2023

Quite excellent and simple course. It's really useful for new joiners in that field.

By Muneeb S

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Jul 22, 2023

Excellent course just add portion of introduction to softwares of Project Management

By Ekaterina P

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Jun 27, 2023

Was interesting to study new things and revise certain topics that I learned before.

By Germán A G

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Jun 22, 2023

Good methodology, excellent support material and clearly explained videos. Great job

By Kent K

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Jun 11, 2023

Course was easy to follow even for someone without background to project management.

By Bode H

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May 23, 2023

The process of learning here is more like spoon-feeding and flexibility is permitted

By Abbas A

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Apr 13, 2023

It is really interesting and it gives me the opportunity to see my woes in the past.

By chinyere e

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Feb 23, 2023

Amazing tutoring, it was well explained, every topic made sense as a project manager

By piyathida p

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Jan 30, 2023

You can find the basic of project manager. It is the begin for good project manager.

By francis n

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Jan 28, 2023

I have understood the impact of a project manager in any organisation and i like it.

By verner s

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Dec 31, 2022

Logically presented with appropriate visuals and real world examples. Comprehensive.