- Level Foundation
- المدة 22 ساعات hours
- الطبع بواسطة Google
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This is the second course in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This course will show you how to set a project up for success in the first phase of the project life cycle: the project initiation phase. In exploring the key components of this phase, you'll learn how to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. You'll discover how to use tools and templates like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters to help you set project expectations and communicate roles and responsibilities. Current Google project managers will continue to instruct and provide you with hands-on approaches for accomplishing these tasks while showing you the best project management 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.الوحدات
Getting started with the course
1
Videos
- Introduction to Course 2
2
Readings
- Course 2 overview
- Helpful resources to get started
Understanding the key components of project initiation
3
Videos
- Why is project initiation essential?
- Key components of project initiation
- Afsheen: Listening to learn
1
Readings
- Performing a cost-benefit analysis
1
Quiz
- Reflection: Project initiation and key components
Review: The fundamentals of project initiation
1
Videos
- Wrap-up
1
Quiz
- Module 1 Challenge
Identifying project goals
1
Assignment
- Activity: Define and determine SMART project goals
4
Videos
- Introduction: Defining project goals, scope, and success criteria
- Determining project goals and deliverables
- How to set SMART goals
- Introduction to OKRs
4
Readings
- SMART goals: Making goals meaningful
- Activity Exemplar: Define and determine SMART project goals
- Creating OKRs for your project
- Optional Activity Exemplar: Create OKRs for your project
2
Quiz
- Optional Activity: Create OKRs for your project
- Test your knowledge: Identifying project goals
Defining project scope
1
Assignment
- Test your knowledge: Defining project scope
4
Videos
- Determining a project's scope
- Monitoring and maintaining a project's scope
- Managing changes to a project's scope
- Torie: The importance of staying within scope
3
Readings
- Gathering information to define scope
- Strategies for controlling scope creep
- Optional: Reviewing the Triple Constraint
1
Quiz
- Reflection: Applying the Triple Constraint
Measuring a project's success
2
Videos
- Launching and landing a project
- Defining success criteria
3
Readings
- Don't forget to land: Measuring project success
- Tracking and communicating success criteria
- Using OKRs to evaluate progress
Review: Defining project goals, scope, and success criteria
1
Videos
- Wrap-up
1
Quiz
- Module 2 Challenge
Exploring project team roles and responsibilities
5
Videos
- Introduction: Working effectively with stakeholders
- Accessibility for project managers
- Choosing a project team
- Defining project roles
- John: The importance of a project team
2
Readings
- Review: The building blocks of a project dream team
- Essential project roles
Evaluating stakeholders
2
Assignment
- Activity: Complete a stakeholder analysis and power grid
- Test your knowledge: Evaluating stakeholders
1
Videos
- Completing a stakeholder analysis
2
Readings
- Prioritizing stakeholders and generating their buy-in
- Activity Exemplar: Complete a stakeholder analysis and power grid
Assigning project team roles and responsibilities
2
Assignment
- Activity: Set project roles and responsibilities in a RACI chart
- Activity: Assign project roles and responsibilities in a RACI chart
2
Videos
- Elements of a RACI chart
- Certificate completers: Staying motivated in the program
4
Readings
- Building out a RACI chart
- Exemplar: Set project roles and responsibilities in a RACI chart
- Getting the most out of a RACI chart
- Activity Exemplar: Assign project roles and responsibilities in a RACI chart
Review: Working effectively with stakeholders
1
Assignment
- Module 3 Challenge
1
Videos
- Wrap-up
1
Readings
- Why projects fail: Initiation missteps
Understanding project resource needs
2
Videos
- Introduction: Utilizing resources and tools for project success
- Essential project resources
1
Readings
- Managing resources to get the job done
Developing documentation for project kick-off
1
Assignment
- Activity: Create a project charter
3
Videos
- The value of project documentation
- Project proposals and charters 101
- Developing a project charter
1
Readings
- Project charters: Elements and formats
Evaluating tools to meet project needs
2
Assignment
- Test your knowledge: Evaluating tools
- Reflection: Project tools
4
Videos
- Utilizing tools for effective project management
- Exploring types of project management tools
- Common project management tools
- Amar: Tools are our best friends
4
Readings
- Introducing new tools to a team
- Using Google Sheets for project management
- Demonstrating your knowledge of project management tools
- Build a project management tool tracker
Course review: Project Initiation: Starting a successful project
1
Videos
- Course wrap-up
3
Readings
- Reflect and connect with your peers
- Course 2 glossary
- Get started on Course 3
1
Quiz
- Module 4 Challenge
Auto Summary
"Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project" is a foundational course in the Google Project Management Certificate program, offered by Coursera. Focused on the project initiation phase, this course teaches you to define and manage project goals, deliverables, scope, and success criteria. Learn from current Google project managers using tools like stakeholder analysis grids and project charters. Suitable for beginners, it equips you for entry-level project management roles. The course spans approximately 22 hours and is available under a Starter subscription. Ideal for aspiring project managers aiming for a strong start in their careers.

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