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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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Aug 21, 2022

Awesome course

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Aug 15, 2022

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Aug 14, 2022

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Aug 13, 2022

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Aug 12, 2022

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Jun 29, 2022

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Jun 19, 2022

Great to learn

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May 29, 2022

well presented

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May 24, 2022

Worth learning

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Apr 14, 2022

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Feb 27, 2022

IT IS A MUST!!

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Jan 18, 2022

Great content!

By Andrey F

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Dec 26, 2021

Good program!

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Dec 11, 2021

Greate course!

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Nov 8, 2021

Great Course.

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Oct 14, 2021

amazing cource

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Oct 10, 2021

Learned a lot!

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Aug 9, 2021

Great course.!

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Aug 9, 2021

Great content!

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Aug 4, 2021

Great course!!

By Leandro R

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Jul 26, 2021

Muy buen curso

By Naman J

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Jun 23, 2021

Perfect course

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Jun 22, 2021

great learning