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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

LL

Jan 18, 2022

Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!

JK

Oct 5, 2021

Very informative and thorough! I've finished this course with so much knowledge that can be applied to the workforce. Everything is laid out in easy to follow and efficient steps. Couldn't be happier!

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By Enrico F

Apr 11, 2021

A grate way to introduce at all basic notions of Project Management. I loved how every people explain about their works in a very simple a clear way.

By Mariia F

Aug 17, 2023

Well-structured Course of Foundations of Project Management. It covers the main aspects and shows the general picture of what is Project Management.

By Ana R

Jul 20, 2023

This course is well pace. I like the several quizzes along the course with prompt feedback. Also, I like the allowance of several attempts. Thanks!

By Analisa C

Jul 11, 2023

This course provided me with a lot of understanding about the role of project management and how my current career skills can be easily transferred.

By Luisa P

May 23, 2023

Um curso bem estruturado com uma abordagem ampla sobre diferentes perspectivas de gerenciamento de projeto. Me proporcionou insights significativos.

By Nurul S b M B

Feb 28, 2023

I like how this content is easy to understand and very relatable in real life. I really enjoy learning this course and am excited about new courses.

By Gustavo A B G

Feb 20, 2023

Very insightful course. You can learn the concepts and they stick with you. It's easy to learn, but full of details that you can remember everything

By IQRA F

Jan 15, 2023

It was a great course and I learned alot of things without feeling overwhelmed. The pace of the course is good and content is easily understandable.

By Wendsôm D J T

Dec 21, 2022

Très bon cours, c'est juste parfait. Des explications claires et limpides avec à l'appui des exemples pertinentes. J'ai vraiment hâte de poursuivre.

By Yenise A

Nov 28, 2022

Info was well presented, the flow was great to help understand the basics. All the facilitators did a great job in explaining the concepts/content.

By Jira W

Nov 14, 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course. I learned ways I have already been a PM and new ways to push myself forward in the work I am already doing.

By Jordan B

Nov 14, 2022

This was a very informative first session introducing me into the world of Project Management. I am hoping to learn as much in the following lessons

By Nietzsche & A

Nov 2, 2022

It was an excellent course that gave me a powerful understanding of what is Project Management and the keys to become a brilliant project manager !

By Phillip T

Oct 23, 2022

Coming into this and not knowing anything about project management this course helped me learn a lot of information and feel comfortable moving on.

By Carolina C

Oct 23, 2022

This course opened my eye to see that is more to Project Management than I have learned on the job. I'm excited to learn more throughout the course

By 賴郁庭

Oct 4, 2022

This course gave me a thorough insights of project management. I am looking forward to take the other five courses to gain more concepts about it!

By Shanpii c

Oct 1, 2022

I have gained an insightful knowlege of how project management works. i am really excited to see what the future hold for me as a project manager.

By Fred B

Sep 29, 2022

Great overview of some core project management concepts and plenty of practical examples.

Good work onthe video length, content, and interactions!

By Donna H

Sep 14, 2022

I have taken other online courses and this one is so much better to PMP. They tie together concepts and ask questions that are similar to the test.

By Tiyamike C

Jul 14, 2022

it was very simple and straight forward, i was only confused with the change management part and the matrix stucture. it would help to simplify that

By FATMA Y D

Jun 29, 2022

Recommended to those who are interested in project management, this course helped me understand more about the role and skills of a project manager.

By Raviraje N

Apr 30, 2022

Thank You for Such great learning experiance. It was surprising that you shared experiance of program managers and project managers in this course.

By Katrina W

Feb 11, 2022

Google has really broken the content down to small blocks that even someone like me, who has not taken a class since 1993, isnt feeling overwhelmed.

By mahmoud e

Feb 8, 2022

I had no idea about project manegment b,efore and now after I attended this course with the google experinced team I have a good background to start

By Andile M

Jan 31, 2022

Training Content was so clear to understand. I am glad over the concise information i have been receiving on this course. Furthermore, interactive.