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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

AA

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 BHUPESH R P

Apr 3, 2022

I want to work for Google one day.

Miss. JuAnne was very calm & explaining every concept so confidently and politely like no other tewacher in colleges I have seen. She has excellent knowledge, grip & outstanding way of presenting examples to help us imagine and understand project management job.

In my opinions the worls needs teachers like Google Employees and Miss. JuAnne. People like these make us believe in our heart to start new project management career with great self confidence and motivations and feel productive about our little learning we do everyday by engaging in this course daily.

By Olakunle A (

May 2, 2022

Its fitting the describe it as an experience. I loved the teaching style employed by the Google team. The little things such as the consistency in dressing and environment did more to our psychology that we may be aware of. The interactive quizzes, reference materials, highligting the topics before the course and summarizing them after, there was just a consistency and organization to the course that really had me glued. There is also the confidence of knowing that you are being taught by people who work in arguably the best company in the world.

Great course

By Anastasia S

Sep 25, 2022

I decided to continue my learning path on Coursera to boost my confidence in different stages of the software development lifecycle, and Google instructors helped me to explore different sides of project initiation successfully! I understood such concepts as goals, deliverables, success criteria, stakeholders, and triple constraints. Furthermore, I created a project charter for a potential business case with fellow students and graded their assignments afterwards. It is a wonderful practical experience, which surely will help me in my profession.

By Ashley G

Jan 1, 2023

I wish Google made all of these courses. The production of them is great, the energy of most of the instructors is upbeat (the one mousey Asian woman really brought the mood down), they're informative, the flow is easy to understand. You learn something, you're tested on it, you move on to the next. The project really gives you some insight. You can't go wrong with any of Google's courses. Compared to all of the others (the ones taught by universities are the worst) they are perfect. You learn so much from them. Please Google make more!

By Osama A

Sep 14, 2023

Dear Coursera team, I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for the excellent course you've provided. The text was deep and comprehensive, addressing all of the important points. It was not only instructive but also entertaining, making learning fun. The professors' competence was clear throughout the course, and the support from the learner community was crucial. The new information and materials helped me better understand the issue. Thank you once more for this fantastic learning experience. Best wishes, Osama

By Terry W

Jul 6, 2022

I'm loving this course. It is expanding my knowledge of current project planning methodologies tremendously. I've been out of the job market for a while, so it's really important for me to get up to date. The lessons are challenging for me, sometimes I get confused with the program (actual moving around etc.), but I've always been able to figure it out. I'd love to have some of this material printed, so I could refer to it more easily. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the course. Now on to Project Planning!

By Rosana S

Jun 15, 2021

I highlight peer-review activity that provided a hands-on experience.

Instructor JuAnne makes learning more fluid with her objective approach and effect pace.

The proposed themes are very well addressed and distributed in a balanced way.

Basically are | initiating the project | project scope, goals and deliverables | measure the sucess | identifying stakeholders | documentation for project kick-off |.

This course motivated me a lot to continue my journey in Project Management.

It´s worth it. I recommend trully! 8:-)

By Mevelin C

Jan 17, 2023

I honestly didn't know how online learning was going to deliver too much value! I absolutely loved how google put this course together. Very easy to understand in bite sized golden nuggets. Excellent way of teaching, very interactive, captivating and relevant speakers teaching the course. Google, you have outdone yourself. Haven't enjoyed learning like this in a long time. Thank you for putting in countless hours of managing this project to have such amazing deliverables. 5 stars, highly recommended.

By Abhiraami p

Aug 21, 2022

This course was really amazing and useful for everyone . And in this we've learned lot about initiation of project management by using different tools for different purposes . And the activity in this was really good which is used to test our skill and the way we apply it over there. And especially I've gained knowledge about project charter , the ways to create it , develop it etc...... Also we learned about some softwares which are used for this project management like Asana , Jira etc.....

By Mateusz R W

May 29, 2023

A really great course, well-made, with a purposeful balance of video dynamic lectures, quizzes, interactive tasks, readings, self-assessment, peer-assessment and - my personal favourite - resources you can use as a project manager. I was really pleased with the external readings, useful websites, examples of software, and reusable templates for managing project documentation. The use of a case study all throughout the course allows learners to practice applying what they've learned.

By Adil A

Aug 24, 2022

أنا سعيد جدا لأنني أكمات هذه الدورة بدء المشروع: بدء مشروع ناجح وأشكر كثيرا الطاقم التعليمي على المجهودات التي قاموا بها من أجل إيصال المحتوى بطريقة احترافية وسهلة ، لقد تأخرت في إكمال الدورة بالمقرانة مع الموعد النهائي المحدد منذ البداية وذلك لأسباب مرتبطة بأنني مرضت بفيروس covid 19 وبعد أن أخدث العلاجات اللازمة أكملت الدورة بنجاح وهذا بفضل التسهيلات والتحفيزات التي تقدما كورسيكا للمتعلمين .

شكرا لكم جميعا ولكل المتعلمين الأقران على مشاركة خبراتهم وأدواتهم وفهمهم للدروس وللحياة

By FLAVIA N

Jul 21, 2022

I have learn't alot from this particular course. I have been introduced to new project management tools like Asana. I have learn't how to create a project charter, RACI charts and also how to carry out a stakeholder analysis. All of these will be very helpful in carrying out successful future projects.

I am going to dedicate myself to learn in detail about the different project management tools and i will also complete my project management tool tracker for my future reference.

By Anh-Phong T P

Apr 26, 2021

I love this certificate program and how it is broken down into 6 sub-courses. It is great for anyone who is limited on time or would like to go at their own pace. My only concern is regarding the peer review activities. When the activity is completed, we have the option to either submit a Google Doc link, upload a document or both. However, when choosing to upload a document only, the submission errors out. It then requests to fix the error by providing a Google doc link.

By Garrett F

Oct 28, 2022

While I do understand the value of peer reviewed grading, unfortunately what I'm finding is that many assignments are incomplete or wrong, and it is taking a significant amount of time to correct and give feedback, meanwhile, it takes longer still to receive grading for my own assignments. I would suggest a priority queue, where after having completed the peer-grading requirement, your submitted assignment would get bumped up to those who are in the process of grading.

By Naufal F H

Oct 27, 2022

This course is helping me to get to know what project initiation is. At the start, you'll know why the fundamentals of a project initiation are necessary, and then you're going to know how to define project goals, scope, and also the criteria of a successful project, after that you'll learn how to work effectively with stakeholders and at the end of this course you finally learn how to utilize resources and tools to minimize failure and to attain the project success.

By Joana S

Sep 2, 2022

It clarified many doubts about the types of tools that exist and how and for what each of them is used and the importance of choosing the right one depending on the type of project you are working on. I learned the importance of having all the key points very clear to be able to start a project, because if we do not have the objectives, the deliverables, the success criteria, the interested parties, well defined, we could have many stumbling blocks along the way.

By Sami M

Sep 3, 2021

In this course I learned how to pave the way for a successful project. , in addition to addressing the tasks related to the completion of the project, goals and success criteria. You learn how to use the tools of RACI Diagrams and define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and specific SMART goals, define project scope, scope creep, stakeholder analyzes and their relevance to the project, compare and use project tools and resources and value documentation.

By patrick m

Jul 21, 2022

My rating is actually a 4.5 stars out of 5, so I rounded up. :)

I really enjoyed the presenter's style of presenting the information and emphasis on key concepts and topics. I would have like a deeper dive into the Work Management Tools, which may be in a module further down the line. I learned a great deal and was able to connect the dots from work that I have performed over my career to the finer technical definitions and concepts of project management.

By Manal B

Feb 27, 2022

Wow, this course, Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project, is wonderful and very interesting. In it, I learned many things, such as defining goals, the scope of the project, the project charter, and tools that I did not know before this course, which motivated me to continue the rest of the course to strengthen my skills and experience in my field of work. I am grateful to all the members of this course team for their efforts in this course

By Geana H

May 14, 2023

Very informative! When completing the peer reviews, I was assigned projects that was not related to the current assignment. Although I personally did not grade them, I hope they receive a fair grade from their fellow peers within their cohort. Unfortunately, waiting to be assigned another person was a little time consuming. I also felt a little nervous when opening students documents for security reasons. Other than that it was a great course.

By Christian L

Jun 7, 2023

I've done many courses over the past twenty-five years, and this is one of the most comprehensive and deeply rich content courses that brings true knowledge to the student. The number of resources and extensible tools and information provided is commendable, and the quality of the teachings is very thorough and assistive in providing real-life examples and skills. Thank you for brilliantly putting this together Google and Coursera.

Christian Lira

By Ajiro C

Feb 14, 2023

This course was loaded! Learnt a lot about initiating a project in a successful way. Project planning and goal setting using SMART goals and OKRs, stakeholder analysis, how to create a Project Charter, etc. It taught so many Project management tools, some which I already knew of, but it was nice to review and delve deeper into them. Looking forward to getting hands on experience with the other software listed.

Thank you Google and Coursera.

By celia y

Jul 22, 2022

This course taught me a lot and was easy to learn. The peer graded homework assignment could use some tweeking though. I received a 3 out of 9 on my first assignment because either someone couldn't access the file and gave me all 0's or they just felt like giving me all 0's. The other grader scored me higher. I had to re-submit my assignment 3 times when I felt that I had done well the first time. But overall, I love this program. Thank you!

By Ozoh J N

Sep 3, 2023

I am so happy to have started and completed the course. Although, I still have a lot to learn and lots of practice to do with the different tools I learned in this course. I am super excited about the skills that I have gained through this course, and I look forward to greater heights. I want to thank the teachers and the rest of the team for putting this great initiative together by providing different courses and learning flexibility.

By SOLOMON G F

Nov 27, 2021

I am so delighted in getting the skills of project management. It will be a great endeavor to open a new career not only in the same organization and profession but also in other new professions too. In this course, particularly in the Project initiation phase, detailed course contents have been addressed and these will make an individual who has been attended this course has a plus skills and know how apart from his/her previous skills.