Name: Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
Brand: Google
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.8 (4753 reviews)

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About the Course

This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. In this course, you will discover how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. As you explore the key components of this phase, you will learn how to determine a project’s benefits and costs, create measurable project goals and deliverables, manage project scope, and measure a project’s success criteria. You will learn how to define project roles and responsibilities, complete a stakeholder analysis, and utilize RACI charts. You will also learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, practice developing a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools. 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: - Understand the significance of the project initiation phase of the project life cycle. - Describe the key components of the project initiation phase. - Determine a project’s benefits and costs. - Define and create measurable project goals and deliverables. - Define project scope and differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope. - Understand how to manage scope creep to avoid impacting project goals. - Define and measure a project’s success criteria. - Complete a stakeholder analysis and explain its significance. - Utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities. - Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation. - Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs, including generative AI....

Top reviews

Jul 18, 2023

I would prefer that there be translation available for all languages, but in fact the course and its content are of great importance for those who want to start in the field of project management

Jul 30, 2021

This was a pretty informative course. I did enjoy the activities they pushed me to learn new tech. good job. I only had a major technical issue with one activity, it was in week four. Thank you!

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By Mark M

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Aug 7, 2021

Good content and useful resources.

Completley unnecessary peer interation ruins this course

By Tamra L

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Aug 21, 2021

Reviews don't happen in a timely fashion and the certificate shouldn't be held up by this.

By Krystal S

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May 31, 2022

Very boring and didn't keep me engaged. The lady has no enthusatism, very monotone.

By Nyla T J

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Sep 21, 2021

The course is not reading completion so I have to redo everything on the computer.

By Jenny C A

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Dec 3, 2022

I already received the results of my 3rd course and I'm still waiting on this one

By Bree R

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Nov 15, 2021

Peer review sucks. I've submitted 3 times and have all the necessary info

By Jessica l F P

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Mar 5, 2026

la explicacion se me hizo demasiado confusa por mas que vi los videos

By Yahaira L

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Jan 22, 2025

I would like to unenroll and redirect to another course

By Jerome G

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May 22, 2024

Too Long, repeated learning, should be more concise.

By Laiba B

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Jan 5, 2025

Update my verification identity

By Nancy S

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Jul 26, 2021

Grading process could be better

By Parker S

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Jul 23, 2021

I do not enjoy the activities.

By Eric l

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Dec 12, 2025

don't use AI grading

By Agustin B

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Dec 17, 2023

quite boring

By Asadbek Z

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Oct 8, 2024

juda ajoyib

By Sara B

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Jun 15, 2021

Was not as organized as course 1 & 3. The information in both of these courses was well organized in the powerpoint slides in the videos, course 2 lacked this big time, i found it hard to differentiate between what information should be remembered or taken as notes and the instructor presented the information in a circle... i found the course challenging not because the information wasn't there but because of the way it was presented.

By Ishit P

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Oct 12, 2023

Too basic and boring. I did 4 courses thinking I would learn something eventually. I think PM act as mediator with no expertise at all and just act as someone who manages the project and has authority. To be honest, any one can do it and has no value. Don't waste your time and do something meaningful. - Just my perspective and being honest.

By Maria T C

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Jan 3, 2026

Il secondo corso l'ho completato e mi avete anche rilasciato il certificato. Perchè risulta non completo? Ho pure pagato doppio abbonamento a Dicembre il giorno 13 e il giorno 21. Spero non accada più

By Sajan D

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Nov 19, 2022

very tough kinds of weekly quiz are designed , many many of topic content are repetative in every course that should be unique . Repetative wording create puzzling in minds ..