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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 Muhammad T

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Jul 17, 2023

this is good

By Ibrahim H

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Jul 18, 2022

to the point

By Leo A

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Jan 18, 2022

Pretty good!

By Joshua A A

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Dec 9, 2021

GREAT COURSE

By Paramveer S B

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Dec 4, 2021

really liked

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Jun 10, 2021

It was nice!

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Jun 12, 2023

I Recommend

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Feb 27, 2023

great work

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Feb 5, 2023

good course

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Dec 29, 2022

Good course

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Dec 19, 2022

Good Course

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Oct 22, 2022

Very good!

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Apr 16, 2022

Great one.

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Jan 16, 2022

Good Course

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Dec 26, 2021

good course

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Aug 29, 2021

Good Course

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Aug 2, 2021

Good course

By Anjali T

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Jul 27, 2021

informative

By SOON K L

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Feb 21, 2025

We’ll done

By Parth R

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Nov 14, 2022

SMART,RACI

By Joachim A Z

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Aug 9, 2025

Détaillée

By Hope K

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Apr 23, 2025

VERY GOOD

By Moshe R

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Jan 30, 2025

Excellent

By Thierry D

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Jan 19, 2025

tres bien

By javier p

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Jul 31, 2023

Excelente