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About the Course

This is the first of six courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program, which will help you develop the skills needed to apply for entry-level roles as a project manager. Project managers play a key role in leading, planning and implementing critical projects to help their organizations succeed. In this course, you’ll discover foundational project management terminology and gain a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project manager. We’ll also introduce you to the kinds of jobs you might pursue after completing this program. Current Google project managers will offer a multi-dimensional educational experience that will provide you with tools you can apply on the job. 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: - Define project management and describe what constitutes a project. - Explore project management roles and responsibilities across a variety of industries. - Detail the core skills that help a project manager be successful. - Describe the life cycle of a project and explain the significance of each phase. - Compare different program management methodologies and approaches and determine which is most effective for a given project. - Define organizational structure and culture and explain how it impacts project management. - Define change management and describe the role of the project manager in the process....

Top reviews

VC

Aug 23, 2022

This course has helped me to understand all phases of any project in detail, which includes Project initiation, Project Planning, Execution, Methodologies and applying the same in real world

SH

Jun 12, 2021

Very well put together and interactive, I love the team incorporated pop up questions in the videos this really helped with the learning process. I'm also impressed at how accurate the transcript it.

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By Valentina V

Apr 26, 2022

This course was challenging but very rewarding. I am so thankful to have gained so much knowlege and developed new skills. I totally recommend this course.

By Eman K

Mar 5, 2022

Thank you for providing this course, the content was on point and hit all the good points that I believe are needed for the kickoff for such a certificate!

By S V

Jan 25, 2022

I liked this course very much very good for improving skillsand crealing a record of your skills and ti know the weamest and strongest part of your skills.

By Moroti F

Dec 21, 2021

As someone who's new to Project Management, this was really fun and easy to understand. Emilio and the rest of the team are the real MVPs. Thanks everyone!

By Aleksandra R

Nov 17, 2021

Well made course, everything is covered. Appreciate for the videos with Google people - their personal stories and advices gave to me a lot of inspiration.

By Bithika T

Sep 13, 2021

The Course gave me a solid foundation on the basics of project management. The content was well-organized and easy to understand. Thank you so much Google.

By Nina S

Aug 2, 2021

this is the course for everyone who want to embark on professional journey, provided by one of the best company in the world with the amazing practitioner.

By girish p

Jul 28, 2021

I think this is by far the best course I've ever come across in my life and I think this will change my life as it has made me clear about my career goals.

By Mohammed A

May 26, 2021

This course is very helpful to me. I learned alot of concepts about the project managemen. My motivation is raised to complete the rest of the certificate.

By Olufunke O

Apr 6, 2021

I had an amazing experience with this course, and i look forward to completing the other courses in the pack. It is challenging but excitingly interactive.

By Desa K

Nov 18, 2024

The teacher was great. The presence, the articulation, the explanation, the speech by itself. No boring, inviting to listen and learn more. I liked that.

By Pranab K S

Nov 14, 2024

Hoestly, it is an well structured foundational course to start on. Anybody who wants to go on a management career is well suited especially for beginners.

By Aneirin G

Sep 18, 2024

This was a great intro to the field of project management. I am already using what I learned to help improve the work I am doing at home and in my career.

By CARLOS A

May 17, 2024

Mi gratitud a Coursera y a Google por la invalorable oportunidad que me han otorgado, de instruirme en la atrayente temática de la dirección de proyectos.

By Hossam M

Feb 4, 2024

It is a good course as a start where you can know a lot of information about different things regarding Project Management. I learnt a lot of good topics.

By Luck S

Aug 13, 2023

Курс цікавий. Методика приємна, комфортна, плавно додає широкі знання початкового рівня. Відчуваю впевненість у майбутніх результатах завершення програми.

By rajanikant g

May 19, 2023

Very good course. The knowledge is practical and intuitive at the same time organized. Being organized makes it very easy to right away implement at work.

By Tingxi D

Feb 23, 2023

the course Introduces general concepts and foundations of project management and provide a big picture. Need to learn further to understand more details.

By John E A O

Feb 16, 2023

It has been wonderful interacting with learners from different regions sharing knowledge. I have gained a lot and I'm ready to start my management career.

By Maradona S

Jan 17, 2023

Project Management great to learn about basic running project, many knowledge learn in here. How to start new project, manage and solving problem project.

By Beverly C

Nov 9, 2022

Great course. I love the mini quizzes and the pace is slow, but thorough and I've learned new structures and methodologies to apply with my next projects.

By Kit E

Oct 30, 2022

I learned a lot of information that I did not already know. Very informatiive, I feel confident that I'm on my way to a new career in Project Management.

By Αντώνης Γ ( G

Sep 15, 2022

It was a good introduction indeed. The course covered some interesting topics. I manage to keep my own pace and that made it easy to follow and finish it.

By Christopher G

Aug 26, 2022

Fantastic course! Huge thanks to the team at Google that put this together. I've learned so much and it made be excited to learn more about this industry.

By Josue A O C

Aug 9, 2022

Really helps motivate one into the thought of being able to get into the project management field. Shows you that you may already have some fundimentals.