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About the Course

In Course 4 of the Google Project Management Certificate program, you will delve into the execution and closing phases of the project life cycle. You will learn what aspects of a project to track and how to track them. You will also learn how to effectively manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks. As you explore quality management, you will learn how to measure customer satisfaction and implement continuous improvement and process improvement techniques. Next, you will examine how to prioritize data, how to use data to inform your decision-making, and how to effectively present that data. Then, you will strengthen your leadership skills as you study the stages of team development and how to manage team dynamics. After that, you will discover tools that provide effective project team communication, how to organize and facilitate meetings, and how to effectively communicate project status updates. Finally, you will examine the steps of the project closing process and how to create and share project closing documentation. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct you in how to accomplish all of these tasks, describing the right tools and resources for the job at hand. 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: - Identify what aspects of a project to track and compare different tracking methods. - Discuss how to effectively manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks. - Explain the key quality management concepts of quality standards, quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control. - Describe how to create continuous improvement and process improvement and how to measure customer satisfaction. - Explain the purpose of a retrospective and describe how to conduct one. - Demonstrate how to prioritize and analyze data and how to communicate a project’s data-informed story. - Identify tools that provide effective project team communication and explore best practices for communicating project status updates. - Describe the steps of the closing process for stakeholders, the project team, and project managers. - Explore best practices for leverage generative AI tools for communication....

Top reviews

JL

Sep 22, 2021

Great basics. Some link or reading referencing Earned Value Management would be great. However, incredible value here just like all the courses before it in the series. Way to go Google!

OF

Mar 16, 2023

This was quite an insightful chapter. The resource personnel was clear and was able to educate me and pique my interest to study more. Well done and thanks so much for putting this together

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By Oluwatoyin B

Mar 24, 2023

I totally enjoyed the course. However, I consider some videos too long. Some lasted up to 7-8 minutes and it took a lot of commitment and determination to stay though to the end. I generally prefer videos being a maximum of 5 minutes long.

By Rebecca K

Mar 28, 2022

Thie lecturer in this course was my favourite so far. She was full of energy and passion, and delivered the course well. The course is packed with lots of information and activities that are a great challenge to test your skills. Worth it!

By Jorgeacostajr

Oct 26, 2021

This was a great course, some if it was review for me, but I did enjoy the leadership and influencing part of the course. The information that was shared there, was quite valuable and useful not only in the workplace, but everyday life.

By Joyce M

Feb 29, 2024

I have been working as a project manager in entertainment for many years, It was great to do the class to learn some new things and to reinforce other things. Thank you for putting it together! Cheers to many years of great projects.

By Yanina R

Jul 10, 2021

The course is very helpful in understanding how to run a project from start to finish. The prepared material, video, and tasks are very useful and exciting. I am very glad that I took this course as part of a professional certification.

By Tonua N

Jun 17, 2023

Learned a lot, took a lot of notes to refer back to, it was ALOT of information. But I enjoyed the sessions. The instructor was great, friendly voice and expressions and had a confidence about the subject that I appreciated. Great Job!

By Beyene G H

Dec 29, 2021

It was very well organized. I would like to comment on peer graded assignment. After I completed the course , I waited long to get my assignment peer graded. You need to change the way we will be getting evaluated. Time is priceless.

By Daniel D L

Dec 12, 2024

Some of the test questions had very tricky/ambiguous answers though overall I'm really impressed and the amount of complex abstract concepts were delivered in a very well proportioned way that was sometimes fun to participate with.

By Alex S

Nov 24, 2022

Thank you, Elita!

This course was a blast!

I savoured it to the last drop. I specifically loved topics such as “Writing an effective escalation email”, or Quality Management. Thank you for the course one more time!

Kind regards,

Alex

By هائل س ع ع

Nov 8, 2022

A wonderful course and a great practical training method.. All thanks and gratitude to the wonderful trainers

The skills you've acquired

Quality Management

strategic thinking

Project execution

Risk Management

project management

By Sandro P B R

Jan 28, 2025

"I recently completed the [Course Name project Execution : running the project] offered by [Institution] on Coursera, taught by [Instructor]. It was a well-structured and highly informative program that exceeded my expectations."

By Deleted A

Jun 22, 2022

Learned a lot of information. I thought project management was just about communication and delegating tasks to team members but project closure really opened my eyes to how important this is before moving on to another project.

By Rachel R

Mar 21, 2022

This course was long but thorough!!! I learned a significant amount pertaining to accessibility, soft skills and overly communicating and ensuring everyone is on the same accord. It is definitely worth adding to your repertoire.

By adeola a

Oct 22, 2021

Compared to the first 3 courses in this specialization, this one was quite some work... Just like it is supposed to be when you are running a project. I love how the facilitator ensured that it was engaging and a good vibe.

By Hugo M A B

Jan 19, 2022

I could tell you that this one is likely the one I have enjoyed more so far. The content on leadership skills through the project is quite interesting and I found it very valuable, regardless of the role on a project team.

By Jorge O G L

Nov 29, 2022

Esto se pone mejor casa dia! Extraordinarios profesores, contenido y plataforma excepcionales, sistema de evaluacion retador y agnostico. Cinco estrellas para mi. Perfecta la combinacion Google - Coursera.

Muchas gracias

By Daniel M d S

Jan 29, 2022

Very good course, well explained by the trainers and in fluent language that anyone, regardless of nationality, can understand. Good tools to work with. It really helps the real examples in each course. thank you so much

By Dmitry B

Mar 24, 2021

The course offers a great framework for running cross-functional projects at various scales. It's rather an overview than a deep dive. It is good for exploring relevant topics, but you need to look for details elsewhere.

By efren d

Jan 31, 2023

The course was well organized and covered not only the basics but all the essential parts of project management that even if you are already been working as a project manager for a while, can still be beneficial to you.

By Tina M

Jun 2, 2022

Excellent content with a faulous teacher. Concepts, real life examples and hands-on exercises really help to understand this phase of project management. The pace is easy to follow and the curriculum is well laid out.

By Faheem K

Jan 26, 2022

It was a great course. It will help me out in my project task, special the concept of clouser repot at the end of the project. Beofre this course I don't think that it was that much important with this much inforamtion.

By Edwin M A

Aug 1, 2021

Comprehensive; well planned, organized, and sourced; easy to understand and thought-provoking. Processes courses tend to be dry and devoid of inspiration; the professor is motivating, well-spoken, candid, and succinct.

By Jiljo J

Jul 10, 2021

It was really a great learning on execution part. Especially the process for closing and impact reporting was really a eyeopener. Really thankful to the team and Elita for delivering such a wonderful learning experience

By Daniel R

Apr 8, 2023

You will learn a lot about program, risk, and process management in this course. You will be able to download and use many of the templates used by project managers, and it will be a very hands-on training environment.

By Tina

Aug 16, 2023

A detailed and thorough course on executing a project. Course material is accessible, well structured and engaging. Gives a beginner a good handle on tracking, documenting, evaluating, leading, and closing a project.