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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

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

IN

Feb 1, 2023

I do not know why it is the best course I have ever had. Thank you, Google and Coursera, for providing such a great course. You cover many intensive and comprehensive items, particularly the speaker.

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By Onkar J

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Sep 19, 2022

This course is very helpful to gain basic knowledge related to project management,

By Anna K W

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Sep 13, 2022

i think once i realized the seach results were also in resources, that was helpful

By J P

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Aug 24, 2022

I feel the course provides very helpful, guided information and is well presented.

By Gemma G

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Aug 16, 2022

This course is a very useful introduction if you want to learn Project management.

By Cristhel V

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Aug 14, 2022

Curso bastante informativo einteractivo. Pude poner en practico todo lo aprendido.

By NUR A T B M D T

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Aug 10, 2022

I have learnt a great deal of knowledge on the idea of what is project management.

By Quy D

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Aug 5, 2022

A good course to learn about the work and challenges that a project manager face.

By Pallavi J I

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Aug 1, 2022

Great course as the first step towards learing the concepts of Project Management!

By RANA A A

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Jul 28, 2022

very well organized course..

This covers the basic principles of project management

By Abdul H T

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Jul 16, 2022

It was a great learning experience, the way they are teaching is just outstanding.

By Ejiroghene O

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Jul 1, 2022

i absol loved learning about the foundations of project management with coursera.

By Annabel A

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Jun 24, 2022

Very simple to follow through and lots of practical insight throughout the course

By GAURAV K

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Jun 19, 2022

Its an amazing learning tutorial from Google. Very comprehensive course conentents

By Divyansh P

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Jun 9, 2022

Good and concise overview with interesting challenges and links to more resources.

By David F B R

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Jun 8, 2022

Excelente desarrollo de la temática y un ambiente e instructores muy interesantes.

By Carter E

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May 12, 2022

Great foundational review of the Project Management role and what it consists of!

By Enrique C

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May 11, 2022

Great course - easy to follow along very interactive and engaging. I earned a lot.

By Ramesh q

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May 5, 2022

This is really helpful for the beginers. Now i got more idea about Project manager

By Nidhi R

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Apr 19, 2022

best way of delivering the subject and simple to understand as given with examples

By David M

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Mar 30, 2022

Very informative and the videos allowed me to learn and take notes at my own pace!

By Jaiganesh S

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Mar 26, 2022

Interesting and learning was so effective through interactive Quiz and activities.

By Noemi E

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Mar 26, 2022

great overview! fascinating to hear the personal stories of the various Google PMs

By Iyanu T

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Jan 31, 2022

This course was very useful and the instructors did a lovely job. Thank you Google

By Mario C

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Jan 20, 2022

A lot of valuable information, a good first step into the project management world

By Pallavi D

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Jan 17, 2022

This course was very helpful in creating foundation for project management career.