Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
Instructor: Google Career Certificates
Beginner Level • 5 hours to complete • Flexible Schedule
What You'll Learn
- Understand the significance of the initiation phase of the project life cycle.
- Understand the key components of project charters and develop a project charter for project initiation.
- Complete a stakeholder analysis and utilize RACI charts to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.
- Evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.
Skills You'll Gain
Project Management Life Cycle
Project Scoping
Stakeholder Management
Goal Setting
Accountability
Project Documentation
Project Management Software
Project Management
Resource Management
Cost Benefit Analysis
Shareable Certificate
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Outcomes
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate from Google
There are 4 modules in this course
You will learn how the program is structured, understand the significance of a project’s initiation phase and describe its key components, and understand how to determine a project’s benefits and costs.
You will learn how to define and create measurable project goals and deliverables; how to define project scope, differentiate among tasks that are in-scope and out-of-scope, and avoid scope creep; and how to define 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 to define and communicate project team member responsibilities.
You will learn the typical resources needed to manage a project, recognize the importance of clear and consistent project documentation, understand the key components of project proposals and charters and develop a project charter, and evaluate various project management tools to meet project needs.