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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

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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.

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Jan 31, 2023

I do not know why it is the best course I have ever had. Thank you, Google and Coursera, for providing such a great course. You cover many intensive and comprehensive items, particularly the speaker.

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By Inês M F

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Oct 7, 2021

Very user friendly, liked the way videos, readings and quizzes are organized. Will recommend.

By Nishad M

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Sep 26, 2021

Clears all the necessary basic concepts which is required for start Project Management Career

By Anas A K

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Sep 14, 2021

Amazing course with much better engagement and learning, good job course designer and GOOGLE!

By Lorielle C

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Aug 3, 2021

This course was very insightful and provided an excellent foundation for project management.

By John E B

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Jul 28, 2021

very concise and easy to follow. it really teaches you the fundamentals of project management

By Diego A M V

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Jun 28, 2021

It's a very interesting, exiting and helpful course to start in the project management world!

By Anoop K J

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May 30, 2021

Amazing! Very precise and concise knowledge on the very foundations of Project Management! :)

By Elshad B

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Apr 26, 2021

What an amazing course it was! It was very easy to understand, very helpful, and encouraging.

By Khulangoo B

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Apr 20, 2021

It is very beneficial for the beginers. I will appreciate if you add more case based courses.

By Khizar H

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Apr 4, 2021

Absolutely, loved the course. The content was up to the mark, simple, and easy to understand.

By Antonio R P

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Mar 7, 2025

curso bastante completo, lastima que algunas actividades no estén aun traducidas al español.

By Margarita C

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Oct 8, 2024

Overall, this course has sparked my interest in further developing my skills in these areas.

By Joel J H G

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Sep 23, 2024

Excelente curso , muy completo , encuentro una coherencia gradual y solida sobre los temas

By mubashir u

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Aug 26, 2024

i learned alot from scratch .Soon after finishing the complete course would be going for PMP

By Nikini W

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Aug 22, 2024

The lessons were insightful and well-structured, making complex concepts easy to understand.

By oyinbunugha s

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Aug 22, 2024

I truly loved this course. It was engaging, and full of examples that made retention easier.

By Ghazala J

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Jun 21, 2024

It was a very nice course with detailed understaing of foundation of the project management.

By Steve N J

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May 4, 2024

The foundations of project management lesson provided a great baseline for this certificate.

By Iveth T

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Oct 29, 2023

I learned plenty with this course and it helped me define my interest in Project Management.

By Nilasree n

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Oct 24, 2023

Detailed and ease understanding of the topics. Easy to co-relate with day-to-day activities.

By Alexander R

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Sep 13, 2023

The course is "user friendly" and rather easy to grasp despite of the volume of information.

By Rohit V

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Jul 30, 2023

very nice course, it will help to enhance your skills and knowledge about project management

By nithin j

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Jun 24, 2023

A wonderful course which introduces the entry-level and basic concepts of project management

By Ajeet C

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Jun 16, 2023

LEARED A LOT OF BASIC THINGS OF MANAGEMENT THROUGH WHICH WE R STRUGGLED DAILY IN THE PROJECT