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.
LL
Jan 19, 2022
Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!
By Moises M
•Apr 19, 2021
Great content, I loved it from the 1st video to the last one! congratulations to the participants, make my journey way better than I was expecting!
By Joshua O
•Mar 22, 2021
I learned sooo much from this foundation course, I honestly can't wait to finish the rest. Thank you to Google and Coursera for this!
By Maame G O
•May 6, 2021
I am ecstatic about going through the first course successfully. I have developed a new and stronger passion for Project management
By Ernesto
•May 9, 2021
very well done. the user interaction is the top, the way to take notes and highlight topics is very simple and intuitive.
By Abdulkabir O
•Apr 19, 2021
Really impactful and straight-to-the-point training with excellent examples. I enjoyed this and definitely want more.
By Alona K
•May 7, 2021
This is a perfect introductory course. I learned the basics of PM which is enough to interest me in learning more.
By Daniel Y
•Mar 24, 2021
This course was fun, interesting, entertaining, and simple. They designed this first course perfectly so far.
By Sarah A E C
•Apr 20, 2021
I never thought I'd be this eager to learn and enjoy a course as much as I did during this course.
By Fatima I B
•Jun 15, 2022
I love the fact that this course clearly introduced all the succeeding courses for this program.
By Jasson C
•Mar 13, 2021
Fantastic introduction to the world of project management.
By Jezavel F
•Apr 8, 2021
Dynamic, excellent presenters, very friendly to navigate!
By Andrea G
•Apr 6, 2021
The course is a great introduction to Project Management, I really enjoyed it and I will continue with next courses.
I think the only thing that could be improved are the "discussion forums" parts. Inside each of these parts, it would be useful to have a direct link to the related discussion forum to look out at previous answers without being forced to always enter its own personal post. I did not participate to some of the discussion forums because I was not really sure I was correctly understanding the goal of the question. Just looking at others' answers could have provided more starting points to help me share my ideas too.
By Saurabh K
•Jun 17, 2021
Excellent content to give a kick start, what missing was a case study or a mini capstone covering all the aspects of the agenda to help learner consolidate the learning plus be more prepared and ready for the next topic
By Matthew C
•Mar 14, 2021
Useful. There needs to be some more proofreading of the quiz questions (for example, sometimes it wants you to select "all that apply" but doesn't give you that instruction.)
By Sim J S
•Jun 14, 2021
Clear and accurate description of the roles, and would be better if there is more in job situation for share.
By Koushik S
•Jun 13, 2021
One of the best project management course that will definitely help me in future for career growth
By Ivo B
•Mar 13, 2021
A good and crucial course on Foundations of Project Management
By Edyta K
•Sep 19, 2021
This course was not only too easy (which might be understandable as the Foundation of PM) but there was no creativity possible with answering the questions (typical test approach here you have to stick to the definitions in your responses) and the whole course is based mainly on "talking", which is not the best option for PM principles. I also observed quite limited interest of other participants in optional activities.
By Isabella V
•Apr 12, 2021
Too video-heavy needs more visuals, charts & diagrams to supplement the videos, making the course more engaging and easier to take in.
By Mari L
•Nov 23, 2021
Completely waste of $40. Information of this course could be in 1 video, since it is basis. Of course they enlarge it for 4 weeks to say that it is a course and get your money. Most of information is like "nice to know", but not applicable for the real job. So, you can get this info for free or buy cheaper course which will be more useful for your career. The only good point of that course is a certificate of completion. It will work for your CV, HRs like "Google" certificates and other stuff like that.
By Aaron M
•Jul 16, 2023
Terrible execution. There is no depth to the course at all. They just throw a bunch of terms out and expect you to be able to then use your life experience to fill in the gaps that they won't cover as opposed to actually training you on methodologies. This has the feeling of a self help program but without the help and there is little to no value in anything that they actually cover. It basically just gives a bunch of project management buzz words and expects you to understand how everything works together.
By Jordan G
•Jul 5, 2022
The title of the course is self-explanatory as it truly consists of the foundations of project management. If you have any routine experience working with Agile-Scrum, Waterfall, or Lean Six Sigma, this will be a piece of cake for you, though you may learn more nuanced and interpersonal qualities required in project management and may still find the real-life application job search, keyword use, and interview-style sections of information useful. If the Agile, Waterfall, or Lean Six Sigma methodologies are unfamiliar to you, this will be an excellent place for you to start.
The course is simple and easy to understand and follow. The quizzes are not difficult if you consume the course material as it's designed. The course includes a handy digital note-taking feature, but I preferred to take notes by hand for retention.
To answer a common question: Yes, you can complete the first course in less time than it says it will take. While the course claims to take 4 weeks, someone who's unemployed, not in school, doesn't have kids, and isn't a caregiver can probably complete the entire first course in 11-16 hours. You can earn the first course's certificate (not the Professional Certificate) as soon as you finish the final quiz, at your own pace.
***IMPORTANT FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID*** If you apply for financial aid to take this Foundations of Project Management course and want financial aid for the other 5 courses in this 6-course Professional Certificate program, know that you will have to separately apply for financial aid for each of the other 5 courses in this 6-course Professional Certificate program. The financial aid application does not umbrella apply to all 6 courses. If you know that you want to take all six and you believe you'll be able to take them quickly in succession, I recommend applying for each of the six courses on the same day or in the same week so that you can progress through all six courses without delay. Otherwise, you have to apply for financial aid for the second course and wait another two weeks after you finish the first course to hear back about your application, and so on. The six courses are listed on the Google Project Management Professional Certificate page about halfway down. Open each one and click on the Financial Aid link to apply to each one separately.
By Teo K
•Mar 21, 2024
Well structured course. The instructors are great and knowledgeable. The video lectures are short, but well-filmed in an engaging way. This is not just some AI voice reading from a powerpoint presentation, it's actual people speaking about actual experiences. The videos are dispersed between clear and concise reading materials, and useful graded and ungraded quizzes. The quizzes are not "trick questions", and the learner should be able to answer them if they paid attention during the lectures and the readings. All in all, I had no prior formal knowledge in project management, and this course gave me exactly the introduction to PM that I was looking for. Recommended!
By N R
•Jan 8, 2024
The Foundations of Project Management course was extremely helpful and valuable in gaining knowledge, practical skills, measurement, and assessment of concepts needed to know and understand what project management involves; how project management is structured, and why it is valuable to organizations. It was also integrated with career skills insight, job search preparation, and various aspects of learning activities to keep you engaged in the course content. I am looking forward to the next course in this series. I recommend to anyone looking to strengthen their knowledge, deepen their expertise, and practical know-how of this valuable job skill and career field.
By Elena C
•Nov 2, 2021
It's a very well done course, I really enjoy the way it's structured. I like how videos, readings and testing of knowledge are alternated, which helps remaining focused since it never gets boring.
It's also good that sometimes there are self-reflection questions that can be shared publicly. I think this boosts motivation and helps people understand that they're not alone in this journey.
Since I've started this course, I have had so many ideas on what I could have done better to improve past projects and new ideas about future ones. It really motivates me to move forward to the next course objectives.