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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 Marceline K

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Jul 4, 2022

Liked the teaching. It didn't look like the tutor was just reading. Would watch him again and again.

By Deepa H

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Jun 27, 2022

A great start to understanding the basics of Project management! Looking forward to the next course!

By Sakshi S

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Jun 14, 2022

The basics of project management is all here! Structured and well-researched material in this course

By Fernanda F

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May 31, 2022

Very enlightining!!! It made me aware of the techinics that I already put in place on my dayly basis

By Gerhard M

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Apr 26, 2022

The course is informative and structured very well. An excellent introduction to project management.

By Sawmteii ( P

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Apr 21, 2022

Very good and well laid out course. The videos of actual google employees was very good and helpful.

By I.KAILASH R

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Apr 20, 2022

Detailed content and excellent explanation........ Highly recommend to the aspiring Project Managers

By Miriam Z

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Apr 4, 2022

Altamente recomendado, excelente ponente, excelente material, aporta conocmiento teórico y práctico.

By Yosuar V

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Mar 12, 2022

Very infomative, I think this is great for people who deal with projects at their current position.

By MUHAMMAD F I A

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Feb 23, 2022

Course ini sangat membantu saya dalam mempelajari bagaimana untuk menjadi manajer project yang baik.

By Deepak K

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Dec 29, 2021

Amazing course and amazing teacher. Best thing for anyone who is looking to start their career in PM

By Abhishek J

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Nov 29, 2021

Google Quality written all over this course. Thanks to all the instructors and Google. Lots of Love.

By David T

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Nov 22, 2021

An excellent overview of the field. Has encouraged me to read further and pursue the specialisation.

By Saurabh A B

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Nov 22, 2021

The content of foundation course is to the point & created by keeping beginners in mind. Keep it up!

By Mansoor A M A

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Nov 3, 2021

It's a really helpful course that provided me with new definitions and concepts in project managing.

By Deborah W K

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Oct 25, 2021

The videos were excellent. I especially enjoyed information from current project managers at Google.

By IHEROBIEM K O

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Oct 9, 2021

Coursera has been a source of intellectual enrichment and practical professional development for me.

By Rahul P

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Aug 30, 2021

I learned everything about basic of Project Management, Study material and video is very informative

By Umi U

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Aug 13, 2021

everything in here is interesting as i gain much of knowledge and i want to dig in deeper as i could

By Zubkova M

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Aug 13, 2021

Nice introduction! I got a clear structure of the course and understood what exactly I want to learn

By Francis L

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Jul 16, 2021

Easy to follow. Information packed. Motivates you to continue and not wanting to stop! Great course!

By Mustika R

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Jun 2, 2021

Engaging instructor and well-structured materials make it very interesting and enjoyable lecture ...

By BYUKUSENGE J ( A F O B

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May 15, 2021

I have found that being a project manager does not requires you to be an expert in technical skills.

By ginabrad m

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Apr 15, 2021

Thank you for this course. Can't wait to complete the whole program and start working in this field.

By Valeria H

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Apr 13, 2021

Great course to understand what is project management, what project manager do, and basic principles