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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....

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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.

BC

Dec 27, 2021

This course is very helpful for those who want to kick start their career in project management field. It is highly interactive and covers basics of project management thoroughly. I really enjoyed it.

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By William A

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May 12, 2022

The course was really helpful, first experience in this type of job environment, well done and thanks!

By Salim A

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May 4, 2022

Many thanks to Coursera management for the best way and methods of learning. You are really amazing!!!

By Brennan R

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Feb 20, 2022

So far this course is much better and more informative than I expected. Nice job with the production.

By Rebeca B

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Feb 3, 2022

I'm very happy with my decision of initiating this course! This is the start of an incredible journey.

By Aldo C

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Jan 28, 2022

This is definetly a clear foundation as to what Project management entails and how you can utilise it.

By Urvashi R

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Jan 12, 2022

amazing program which helped me acquire new skills which will definitely help me in finding a good job

By Timur O

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Jan 8, 2022

The course contains a bunch of useful and generalized information about the work of a project manager.

By Erik H

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Dec 10, 2021

Straight forward and insightful. Provides a clear overview of the fundamentals of project management.

By Marie J

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Nov 24, 2021

it was such a great experience. I learned a lot. The material was clear and concise.

i love this course

By Nour M

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Oct 12, 2021

je vous remerciez beaucoup de me donné la chance d’apprendre de nouveau savoir votre travail est noble

By Samuel G

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Oct 10, 2021

The course was a real eye-opener and offered a great look into the fundamentals of project management.

By Santana R

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Sep 15, 2021

This was super helpful. It also made a lot of sense for me. It put it in a way that was easy to learn.

By Fauzan N Q

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Aug 12, 2021

Its such a honor for me to learn about project management. It will help me as a manager in the future.

By abdu b

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Jul 9, 2021

this is one of the best couses i've ever studied. Thank you so much google, thank you so much coursera

By Rajosee B

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Jun 17, 2021

Content- Interactive and Engaging

Explanation - Logical and Comprehensible

Pedagogy- Extremely impactful

By Ale K

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Jun 16, 2021

Excelentes los videos, las preguntas y todos los ejercicios. Felicitaciones, todo muy claro y dinamico

By Miguel T R

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Jun 8, 2021

Muy bueno el curso, muy interesante las pruebas que contiene y los instructores son muy profesionales.

By Santiago E M H

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May 11, 2021

An excellent course to start knowing about project management, the resources and activities are great.

By Ahmad S

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Apr 27, 2021

I was very lucky to take this course, I thank google for this heavy information in project management.

By Mehmet H Ç

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Mar 22, 2021

It gives a both broad and brief understanding on project management :) I'm eager to go deeper into it.

By Juan C C H

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Oct 6, 2024

Es un gran apoyo para quienes queremos certificar los conocimientos en gestión de proyectos. Gracias!

By Muhammad A S

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Sep 20, 2024

Very professionally made difficult stuff to understand specially the support of coach is appreciable.

By Yehan S

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Sep 5, 2024

It was my was course at Coursera. Explanations was on point. Thrilled to participate in to next steps

By Moriah S

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May 4, 2024

Very easy to understand with relevant examples for relating project management to our everyday lives.

By Marcus B

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Mar 22, 2024

Very educational and a great start to learning. This got me really excited and motivated to continue!