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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....

Top reviews

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.

EM

Dec 23, 2022

Its a Very insightful course will help you to grow and know more about the project management career path and every single detailed about it thank you Google and Coursera for this a great opportunity.

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By Vannur S

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Apr 9, 2023

As a beginner, It helped me in learning and clear understanding of the core concepts of project management.

By Paolo L

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Feb 28, 2023

Well structured course, clear material, videos, readings, quizzes makes the course dynamic and never boring.

By Suryadyuti B (

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Feb 18, 2023

This a really helpful course for young professionals to dive into the ocean of project management practices!

By Arshak K

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Jan 12, 2023

The course was very informative and laid grounds to build more knowledge and expertise in project management

By Dominic C

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Dec 26, 2022

This is a great foundation to all who wants to be a great leader in their leadership journey in their field.

By Arnieno M

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Dec 17, 2022

A great broad explanation of Project Management. Now I'm planning to finish the whole course. Goodluck pals!

By Roger C C

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Dec 7, 2022

Great course!

High quality videos.

People enthusiasts

Interesting information

Really enriching experiences

By Kofi O B B

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Nov 19, 2022

This course is very insightful introducing you to new terminologies and different ways of managing a project

By Sergio G F

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Aug 21, 2022

Just the very basics explained very clearly for anyone looking forward to find a job in Project Management.

By Aderemi D

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Aug 18, 2022

I can say this course js the real deal. Subject was broken down and made easy to learn. I totally recommend

By Diego S

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Aug 2, 2022

You learn a lot about your past experiences, how you could of been better and what you can do in the future.

By Shaina R

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Jun 27, 2022

Thorough information, genuinely enjoyed learning about the foundations with the Project Management industry.

By Spoken E b R V

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Jun 7, 2022

Amazing experience. I thank the trainers and Google for allowing me to complete this module just in 4 days.

By Nada T

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May 15, 2022

the course was clear, well organized The instrcuinal designer and the team behined this course are artists

By Anoa N

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May 3, 2022

This course is informative. The interactive activities, video presentations and resources are very helpful.

By Artemis D

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Apr 21, 2022

I love it so far. I would love to work at Google someday. My dream company since I moved to the US in 2014.

By Cammy Y

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Apr 3, 2022

I think this course is clear and simply to explain and build-up the fundation idea of being project manager!

By Isa F V

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Mar 14, 2022

As a complete newbie, the course definitely set better foundations to learn the new skillset required as PM!

By Enuma A

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Mar 7, 2022

It was a wonderful introduction to project management and the courses made career growth seem less daunting.

By Rohit B

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Feb 13, 2022

Great course. I will recommend to everyone who wish to be a PM please cosider taking this course. Thank you!

By Deepak D

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Jan 19, 2022

The course was crisp and clear in presenting the importance of projects, organization and project management

By Seanghort B

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Jan 17, 2022

That's a very good course that help me to understand clearly about the foundation of the Project Management.

By 高雅

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Jan 9, 2022

What I used to do was related to project management, and this makes me get interested in project management.

By Венера М

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Dec 11, 2021

I love how Google put the information in the way that I am more then satisfied.Thank you for the knowledges.

By Hermely M

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Nov 20, 2021

I love that the course module are experience-based and is easy to relate too. Thank you for the opportunity.