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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you’ll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You’ll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management 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

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Feb 14, 2022

This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

SP

Jan 23, 2024

Although I took this course first before the foundation of project management I found I have known many terms in my real life so eager to start to learn more in-depth qualities of project management.

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By Oscar A R

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Jul 19, 2021

This course was awesome! Lots of hands-on-experience gained. You have to actually work on this section. Is not just watching videos and answering multiple-choice tests, it actually requires you to put in practice what you have learned.

By Supasuta M

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Oct 2, 2022

The course was extremely beneficial in learning how to create the project's initiation phase. I completed some excellent assignments to encourage me to continue practicing and to choose the best project charger for my future projects.

By Komal B

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Jun 4, 2023

WHEN I STARTED THIS COURSE I THOUGHT ITS SO SIMPLE I AM ALREADY DOING WHAT THEY ARE GONNA TEACH ME BUT I AM ASTONISHED TO LEARN ABOUT IT IN DEPTHS. THAT THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN AND I AM GLAD I JOINED THE COURSE. THANK YOU COURSERA.

By Nicolas R

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May 11, 2023

All of the concepts of project initiation were completetely new to me, but the course went trough them in detail but in a way that was easy to understand.

The practice activities were also great to put what you learned into practice.

By Edna B Q

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Jul 2, 2021

The tools introduced through the course for initiating a project are invaluable. This course demonstrates the value of project initiation and how you set yourself up for success if you take the time to do things right from the start.

By muhammad t n

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May 30, 2022

Well defined Course regarding Project Initiation Phase . All course material managed by highly qualified teachers.

The way of teaching is very impressive and understandable . I am highly thankful to teachers , google and Coursera.

By Sergio L

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Nov 12, 2021

This course is very interesting and clear. You're easily projected into the dynamics of the initial phases of a life cycle of a project. It's easy to follow and understand the foundamentals of some crucial processes composing it!

By Iuri N

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Oct 30, 2023

This for me was the hardest one, I tried for 3 days, exhausting every 3 tries per 24, but I ended up with 90%, I can say I learned the most by failing which is what this is all about learning from our mistakes, thank you Google!

By Garifallia G

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Aug 1, 2023

After completing this course I have a better picture of what needs to get done a PM, one the intiation phase of Project. I found out about helpfull tools, that not only PM can use, but everyone to make big or small tasks easier.

By Melantha M

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Jun 22, 2023

It was great reviewing the material and the course content prompted me to find additional content that helped define executing a successful project. I'm revisiting much of the content, but I find I'm also learning a lot as well.

By sajid k

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Sep 18, 2022

The overall specialization is fantastic. I like it. I Will highly recommend starting your career as a project manager and this program of google via the Coursera platform is quite interesting. Go ahead and grab the opportunity.

By Gabriel L P

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Feb 17, 2022

Muy bonita experiencia aprendiendo como iniciar un projecto. Las herramientas y los conocimientos teoricos son demasiados interesantes e importantes. Agradesco mucho a Google por este curso tan interactivo, y agradable de tomar.

By Maureen C O

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May 12, 2023

I can't appreciate Coursera and Google enough for this opportunity to be one of these successes.

It was not easy but it was worth the time, energy, and effort to become a professional project manager.

Thank you, Coursera -Google.

By Dang T N

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Nov 15, 2023

This course equips me many important skills such as how to set up a SMART goal, I've learnt about cost benefit analysis, stakeholders analysis and useful tools to apply for the project. Lots of knowledge to acquire. Thank you.

By Oluwapelumi O

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Jul 30, 2023

The course gave me more insight into what the project initiation phase of a project looks like. It exposed me to the basics and made me more informed on the roles performed by a project manager in the project initiation phase.

By Ye H K

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Jul 12, 2021

It's awesome to have to know that all the essential detailed requirements to craft a great project charter with the practical examples. It's worth spending time for those want to be a great project manager or program manager.

By Sue D

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Jun 9, 2021

I am having no problem staying motivated to work through the six courses of this Google Project Management: Professional CertificateOpens in a new tab. It's a high quality course, and I am excited about starting the next course of the series.

By De H

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Jan 2, 2023

Great class! The Project Charter Exercise was an excellent example to complete. The Project Charter is a key document for PMs and this sample was very basic but robust enough to capture the learning content in this module.

By KD M

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Aug 20, 2022

Great synallbus with hands-on experience narratives guiding the course, and the content is engaging and relative to the corporate and start-up work environment with transferrable knowledge to use in the day-to-day PM role.

By Jonathan L

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Jan 13, 2022

Some issues getting attention to peer-reviewed assignments, but the content itself is getting better (also difficult, but in a good way) as we progress through the module. Feels like I'm learning and the structure is great!

By Opeoluwa F

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Mar 6, 2023

I enjoyed every bit of this course. The Instructor was quite easy to understand and was able to pass the message eloquently. The material got me inquisitive and went on to read most of the links for extended reading. Kudos

By Arnold B

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Feb 20, 2023

This specialization is a must for anyone who wants to go into Project Management and this particular course will give you everything you need to know, plus the community, to be able to understand how to initiate a project.

By Angela N

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Nov 13, 2022

Excellent e-learning! I got so much out of the variety of the learning modalities: video, reading quizzes, discussion forum as well as the homework. Looking forward to putting the rigor of project planning into practice.

By Christiane A S

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Jun 20, 2022

This course was extremely interesting! I enjoyed it very much. I have learned a number of important information and tools. I feel more and more involved in this program. Thank you so much for our wonderful instructor.

By Daniel M d S

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Jan 29, 2022

Very good course, well explained by the trainers and in fluent language that anyone, regardless of nationality, can understand. Good tools to work with. It really helps the real examples in each course. Thank you so much