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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 various project management tools. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct you in how to accomplish all of these tasks, describing the right tools and resources for the job at hand. 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: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs....

Top reviews

MM

Dec 25, 2021

The course covers the basics of project initiation. Good course for a cursory overview of the project initiation phase. There also good tips that one can leverage for interviews and job searches.

EA

Feb 6, 2023

This course is so encompassing. The delivery is second to none! You're able to followthe instructor step bystep grasping the very foundations of starting a successful project. Thanks coursera!

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By Christian A

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May 1, 2023

Great Information

By Makeba B

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Apr 25, 2023

Wonderful Course!

By Mwoshi F

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Apr 14, 2023

Wonderful course!

By Muhammad S

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Apr 1, 2023

Great experience!

By Lwando N

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Jan 19, 2023

Excellent program

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Dec 26, 2022

thank you so mush

By Craig S ( U T T

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Dec 16, 2022

Full of Knowledge

By Michael H

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Dec 5, 2022

great information

By Luz A A A

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Nov 23, 2022

Excellent course!

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Nov 17, 2022

Excellent course.

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Oct 28, 2022

Great experience

By Georgiana D A S D

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Oct 25, 2022

Wonderful Course

By Kaio L

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Oct 24, 2022

Excelente curso!

By Taiwo

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Oct 15, 2022

Well explanatory

By Islom K

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Oct 13, 2022

Very good course

By Atef B

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Oct 8, 2022

Very Interresant

By saulo r

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Sep 8, 2022

muito abrangente

By rob q

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Sep 8, 2022

excelente curso!

By Mohamad D

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Sep 4, 2022

super informative

By joy n

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Aug 24, 2022

SKILLING AT 100%

By PECHETTI S B H

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Aug 16, 2022

its very helpfull

By Naganjaneyulu Y

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Aug 6, 2022

excellent course.

By Vitezslav T

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Aug 5, 2022

Very good course.

By Felicia F

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Aug 2, 2022

hard lesson plain