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About the Course

This course is the first in a series of six to equip you with the skills you need to apply to introductory-level roles in project management. 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. Throughout the program, you’ll learn from current Google project managers, who can provide you with a multi-dimensional educational experience that will help you build your skills for on-the-job application. 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....

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Apr 11, 2022

So much information was packaged in this course but it was so well organized and delivered that I was compelled to complete every segment. Well timed quizzes helped to ensure my comprehension as well.

SC

Nov 10, 2022

It was a fantastic learning experience with a knowledge of project management information. The team as a whole did a fantastic job of demonstrating their individual perspectives on project management.

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By Joseff J

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Jul 26, 2022

The couse was very understanding, I really enjoyed it throughout and hearing about the different experience of people was also very interesting.

By Nimin S

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Jul 13, 2022

A carefully crafted combination of videos, reading material, discussion prompts, interactive elements and quizzes made this learning so much fun!

By Manuel P

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Jun 15, 2022

Me ha gustado mucho el curso, por todos los conceptos que se dan para poder ir teniendo una visión del rol de project manager dentro de un equipo

By Sebastian L N B

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May 4, 2022

I loved the course, gace me insight on some concepts that I already knew and actually made me realise that I had some abilities needed to be a PM

By Susan T

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Apr 26, 2022

I enjoyed this course. It was very informative and required a lot of necessary time to madter it. It encouraged me to move to the next session.

By Richard S

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Apr 23, 2022

This course has thought me a lot regarding project management methologoies and the different methologies such as agile, waterfall and lean sigma.

By Ly H

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Feb 19, 2022

This course gives you an overal knowdelge for project management including career opportunities and the capture of the role and responsibilities.

By Bidisha B

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Oct 11, 2021

Lectures are really explanatory & guides an individual on understanding which specific section of program management they would be interested in.

By Amr H

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Aug 3, 2021

Just finished "Foundation of Project Management, I really recommend this course for everyone rather you have experience or starting a new career.

By Amin S

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Jul 15, 2021

This course is just not for those who seek a PM role but for everyone who wants to manage a project successfully, even a simple event in daylife.

By Lady L G

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May 29, 2021

I'm Blessed to learn this course. It is very knowledgeable for me as a student, I learned a lot to this course. Thank you Coursera and Google. ;)

By Udana P

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May 26, 2021

Great content, was able to understand the material really well. Loved the structure of the program. It entices the learner to complete the tasks.

By Nawarerk C (

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Apr 24, 2021

I have learned a lot from this course. The content is not so difficult and presented in a way that easy to understand, thanks to all instructors.

By Jerome P

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Apr 6, 2021

Love the structure and pace of the course. Although it covers the technical, I feel it gives you more of the people aspect of project management

By Zarif E

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Mar 31, 2021

I have learned a lot of principal items of project management from this and the course gave me a headstart on the overview of project management.

By David O I

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Aug 11, 2023

I love the way the lesson are well structured and demystified. The speakers/facilitators are clear with their message and void of any ambiguity.

By Jennifer B

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Jun 9, 2023

This was a very comprehensive foundations course. I feel like I have a good idea of what to expect going forward. The presenters were excellent.

By Katherine

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May 3, 2023

I enjoyed learning about the fundamentals and looking forward to the next course. Thank you for giving us expert advice and for organizing this.

By Jestina K W

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Jan 18, 2023

This is a great introductory course. It goes over the project management discipline thoroughly providing a sufficient start to this career path.

By chethiya s

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Jan 18, 2023

The best online foundation course I ever had.Also at the end of the course it inspired the student to proceed with other rest of all courses .

By Viktória C G K

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Nov 14, 2022

I liked this course! We could learn through examples from daily life and was helping to reacp the previous lesson and then go deeper and deeper.

By Agustina C

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Nov 9, 2022

I enjoyed every bit of it, I have learnt a lot, in fact I will revise Week 3 and 4 again - so much to use in my current possition today! THANKS!

By Oge O

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Oct 26, 2022

Excellent learning methods were applied. Study time for me is pleasurable. Kudos to the brilliant team that put together the learning material.

By amina s h

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Oct 22, 2022

Thank you for providing me with many concepts that I needed to delve into more, and concepts in project management were new I enjoyed the course

By Jeff R

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Sep 19, 2022

Excellent presentation by Emilio, clear and passionate about project management and working with and for Google. Great material, great course.