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About the Course

This is the first course 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. - Explore use-cases for generative AI in project management...

Top reviews

SS

Apr 11, 2025

Extremely well taught, and a highly positive approach towards teaching the subject. The topics were comprehensive for a foundational program and created a lot of excitement for the upcoming courses.

LA

Apr 27, 2021

Gives a solid background understanding to starting with project management and explains concepts such as organizational culture/structure and project management practices such as agile and waterfall.

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By Martin B m

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Oct 9, 2022

Muy interesante.

Aprendi nuevos coneptos que considero seran utiles a futuro

By Farzana S

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Oct 8, 2022

Vvery informative, and helpful. I learn agile, waterfall project management

By Arlene F

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Sep 28, 2022

Love the video and the use of real life examples to help learn the material.

By Camilo M

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Sep 28, 2022

It's an excellent way of learning. I loved all content, videos and readings.

By Carinee V

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Sep 18, 2022

The structure of the course is very good. There is quite a lot of information

By Yusuf R

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Sep 14, 2022

A very interesting course,easy to understand and move with a very good pace.

By Shuvro H

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Aug 30, 2022

Very good course for getting started with the concepts of project management.

By Peter B

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Aug 30, 2022

Very comprehensive, easy to follow with clear videos and writtenexplanations

By Javed H s

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Aug 23, 2022

Amazing course ....i learned so many unknown skills ,which can improve myself

By Bernardo G

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Aug 12, 2022

Amazing experience. Amazing approach. Amazing knowledge shared. 1000% worthy.

By Joanne Y

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Aug 8, 2022

I enjoyed the course and found it very helpful in expanding my knowledge base

By Liu Z

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Jul 27, 2022

very practial, good structure, and the speakers made it easier to understand.

By Ashok C

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Jul 26, 2022

very useful and detailed, informative course. everyone should do this course.

By Ilupeju W

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Jul 25, 2022

Great conent and an amazing starting point to my career as a project manager.

By Irene P

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Jul 18, 2022

Simply fantastic! I've earned a lot about PM, Coursera is always a guarantee!

By Abhishek T

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Jul 16, 2022

This course in fantastic interms of basic understanding of Project Management

By Abhishek t

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Jul 12, 2022

Very Well Structured and organized covering all aspects of Project management

By Deepa C

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Jul 6, 2022

This is a really good course to learn the fundamentals of Project Management.

By Muhammad M

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Jul 1, 2022

Great time learning some new concepts about foundation of Project management!

By Priscilla P

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Jun 28, 2022

The course was really helpful to gain knowledge about the project management.

By Megan S

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Jun 22, 2022

Great introduction to Project Management. Looking forward to the next course!

By Matt R

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Jun 13, 2022

Excellent course! Love the easy to follow program Coursera has put together.

By Jennifer K

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Jun 10, 2022

i enjoyed learning this course, the lectures where clear and understandable.

By Dennis C

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Jun 1, 2022

Gave a great introduction into project management with easy digestable videos

By Faiza V

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May 11, 2022

This course was awesome! I'm so excited to move forward with the remaining 3.