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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project by Google

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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 vari...
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    Top reviews

    MG

    Feb 7, 2022

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    everything is excellent. but i am facing the problem that says 'upgrade to submit' when i traied to submit the peer graded assignment. and it is been 3 weeks i stucked on this module. please help me.

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    Feb 14, 2022

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    This has been a good learning experience. I now know the different project management tools available. I have a good understanding of project initiation and how to determine the success of a project.

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    Jan 24, 2023

    Enjoyed the course.despite being a professional it has provided some very interesting methodologies and insights.

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    Nov 28, 2022

    This is the best course ever!! I have learned so much and instilled what I’ve

    learned to my life too!! Thank you!!

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    By Prateek S

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    Oct 14, 2022

    Now i have a clear idea on how Project should start and what are main factors and documentation must be considered

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    Jun 27, 2022

    Very good. Cost benefit relation is awesome. Nice way to get first contact with PM concepts, tools, resources, etc.

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    By Dennis Y

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    Jul 16, 2021

    Very well organized and practical course. The hands-on assignments are great ways to practice what you have learnt.

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    By Manzur-E-Khuda R

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    Apr 9, 2021

    Very well designed course. Some assignment prompts can be improved, sometimes there was not sufficient information.

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    By Carrie S

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    Sep 4, 2023

    Very good information. Loved the Charter Creation Project, although I get confused sometimes with the definitions.

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    By Alin k E

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    Jul 3, 2023

    it is very informative and simple to understand! They provide great information about project management tools too

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    By Ashok C

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    Oct 27, 2022

    Thanks for giving opportunity to provide this course. must do and excellent for all PM professionals

    Cheers

    Ashok

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    By Sami U K

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    Sep 30, 2022

    The best course for the ones who want to start their career in Project Management. Thank you Google and Coursera!

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    By Erin G

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    Aug 30, 2022

    I really enjoyed the hands on activities that make the concepts come to life instead of just death by power point.

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    By lovely o

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    Jul 19, 2022

    The wealth of knowledge embedded i this module also helps entrepreneurs take their ideas through the test. amazing

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    By Balu K

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    Apr 1, 2022

    Thank you for this course i didnt know what goes in project planning i was naive this gives me clear understanding

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    By Arturo L L

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    Mar 7, 2022

    Excelente curso, contiene exactamente la información necesaria, no más no menos, y muchos buenos ejercicios y tips

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    By Agnieszka K

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    Aug 25, 2021

    I found there many useful information to apply in practice. Well prepared, interactive, many exercises and videos.

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    By Tim D

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    Jul 6, 2021

    Lectures were informative and easy to follow. Reading assignments added a lot of good information to the lessons.

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    By Simon A

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    Sep 4, 2023

    It was an interesting module which taught me the importance of Project Documentation, setting OKR, and lot more.

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    By Akosile D

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    Aug 1, 2023

    I love every step of the course. It's very educative, learnt a lot of project management tools and how use them.

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    By maryjane o

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    Jun 10, 2023

    This course has broaden my knowledge about how to initialize a project and stakeholder analysis, time well spent.

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    By Yvonne W

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    Aug 28, 2022

    Great project initiation. Tools such as stakeholder analysis, RACI Chart, SMART , OKR were taught in this course.

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    By Harsh N

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    Feb 15, 2022

    I thoroughly enjoyed this course, there is a lot of learning and the concepts can be easily applied in real life.

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    By Tangu M N

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    Sep 11, 2021

    It was a very interesting course which was also well presently. I am eagerly looking forward to the next course.

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    By Mohamed A

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    Oct 28, 2024

    My name is Mohamed Barre, I really appreciate the instructor of the course, I really gained a lot I can imaging.

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    By Victor M

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    Jan 28, 2024

    Great course where you will learn about stakeholders, scope, RACI, resources, project management tools and more.

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