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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project by Google

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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 vari...
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    Feb 15, 2022

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    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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    Feb 8, 2022

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    everything is excellent. but i am facing the problem that says 'upgrade to submit' when i traied to submit the peer graded assignment. and it is been 3 weeks i stucked on this module. please help me.

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    By Roisin O

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    Apr 4, 2022

    Could not recommend this course more! It is getting increasingly more informative as I go. I enjoy that it slowly starts to give you more and more information and it doesn't jump straight in with mountains of information. This course is definitely student focused

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    By Mohit S

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    Sep 14, 2023

    nicely explained concepts through videos , graded quizzes , assignments and activities

    the flexibility to learn at your own pace is really great

    enough extra resources are provided in terms of links to deep dive in the concepts

    great value for money at this price !

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    By Abdulwasiu J

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    Feb 15, 2022

    The course is informative a shocking for me, as I worked in project management for more than 5 years but still learned new things, I hope I learnt it before I started my first job, I could avoid a lot of mistake and worked easily. thanks for this amazing course.

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    By Antonio S

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    Aug 16, 2022

    Very good training that offers a structured approach to the initial phase of projects. It provides work approaches in this phase such as the inclusion of all participants (team), how to gain visibility, secure the necessary resources and avoid costly obstacles.

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    By Chloe A T

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    Oct 5, 2023

    An outstanding course in Project Initiation with a highly knowledgeable instructor; practical content, engaging examples with software links, sample templates, quizzes and clear teaching style make it a must for anyone aspiring to excel in project management.

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    By Alfredo F

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    Jun 1, 2022

    One of my favorite things about this course is that I get to work at my own pace. This gave me the chance to step away and think about assignments or the next section I had pending. It helped me approach the course content with a fresh perspective everytime.

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    By Sathyamoorthy B

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    Dec 22, 2021

    My Name is Sathyamoorthy, Let me express gratitude for developing a detailed and Informative course on Project Initiation, Course content is highly proffessinal, evaluation process makes us equiped for industry standards.Personally thankful for Instructors.

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    By David R

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    Jan 21, 2024

    This course proved to be remarkably intriguing as it introduced me to a diverse array of communication tools and techniques. I gained valuable insights into various methods of communication and acquired a comprehensive understanding of the tools available.

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    By Jayne M

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    Sep 20, 2022

    The course is well laid out and simple to follow. As someone who is completely new to project management I was a little intimidated but the content and delivery methods put me at ease and I was able to breeze through with little challenges.

    On to Course 3

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    By Hector A

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    Jun 26, 2022

    Great classes! They really help develop an understanding on everything needed to kickoff your project, from stakeholder analysis, writing a project charter, setting clear SMART goals and OKRs, to using the right tools for work management and collaboration.

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    By ken k

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    May 26, 2021

    I was apprehensive of ever trying to switch from retail management to something else. This course makes me realize how much useful knowledge I have related to Project Management after 13 years of retail management. The course is extremely easy to complete.

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    By João E

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    Aug 11, 2024

    This course has good material to read and listen to, in-depth knowledge ,in all the topics and challenging enough questions in the quizes to assess the learning quality. Also pratical use of some of the materials are really good to materialize the theory.

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    By Arnold B

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    Dec 21, 2022

    The course was well-taught, and was the information presented kept me engaged. The only issue I had was with the peer-graded assignments. The peers who graded my assignments merely copied & pasted suggested comments rather than give insightful feedback.

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    By marian

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    Apr 8, 2022

    This course was HARD, thorough. there is so much i still need to do. i just started a business so using all the tools i learned to help my business. yester i drafted the business charter. now i am developing a spreadsheet of task. thank you so much Google

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    By Muhammad S M

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    Dec 31, 2021

    Very informative; highly recommended to beginners, like myself, to get familiarized with the project management role and responsibilities. Specifically, it includes essential information like the OKRs, RACI chart, Stakeholder analysis, and SMART goals etc

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    By Christian W

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    Jan 13, 2024

    A practical and complete view of all components of the initiation phase of projects. It was engaging, instructive and entertaining. Content is full of varied materials and videos. Learning this way is a great method to retain knowledge in the long term.

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    By Madeeha J B

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    Jun 15, 2023

    It helps in organizing thoughts, understanding project management jargon, and setting the right direction for a project. The course content is concise and avoids unnecessary corporate language, making it easy to follow and apply in real-world scenarios.

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    By wanjiru h

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    Feb 20, 2023

    Every bit of information has been applicable in my real life as a project engineer. I did not know there was so much I was doing blindly or from a point of unprofessionalism. Thank you for putting together the course and making it easy to access online.

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    By Sai A V

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    Jan 23, 2023

    This course gave a great insight on the resources and elements required to initiate the project. It provided information on how to buy-in your stakeholders, how to choose your team and how to divide the work among your team and update your stakeholders.

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    By Elena G

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    Jun 6, 2022

    My option is to learn the aspect of the project and have big inspiration before you proceed the project.Before you start the project you need to plan everything you have a feedback and knowledge about everynting or use tools as to succest your goal.

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    By Danny C

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    Jun 18, 2022

    Un curso recomendado, documentación clara, ejemplos practicos y apegados a la realidad, comparhttps://roshoesn.top/?ten formatos de ejemplo y las clases y material es muy comprensivo. En la etapa de inicio de un proyecto este es un excelente curso.

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    By Angie J V

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    Mar 25, 2022

    Creo que proporciona todos los fundamentos necesarios para iniciar esta fase en los que estamos interesados en dirigir un proyecto. Los cuestionarios son excelentes, le permiten a uno analizar e identificar las respuestas poniéndose en el rol de un PM.

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    By Nishan C

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    Jul 26, 2021

    Great introduction to the fundamentals of project initiation. In this course you’ll learn the importance of defining project goals and scope, how to work effectively with stakeholders, project documentation, and tools you can use to start your project.

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    By Bougoutte S

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    Feb 18, 2025

    Bonjour. Je viens de terminer le cours 2 qui était pas du tout facile. Grace a des outils performants j’ai trouvé de nouvelles compétences solides en gestion de projet. Ça était génial avec des formateurs de qualité franchement j’ai hâte de continuer.

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    By Sooriyaarchchige B S

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    Feb 26, 2023

    I can Give it 5 stars, everything is perfect, and the syllabus, educational material and content, sample exercises and the way the instructors present it...great!. recommend to anyone who hopes to learn PM, I really appreciate the effort of everybody.

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