Google Project Management

Description

This professional program provides a comprehensive foundation in project management, equipping participants with essential skills to successfully lead and deliver projects across a range of industries. The curriculum covers key concepts, methodologies, and tools needed to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Participants develop a solid understanding of both technical and leadership aspects of project management. The program begins with an introduction to the foundations of project management, where students learn core concepts such as project lifecycles, stakeholder management, and essential project documentation. Building on this foundation, students move into project initiation, focusing on how to define project goals, scope, and deliverables, as well as how to identify key stakeholders and align their expectations. Students then progress to project planning, where they learn to create comprehensive project plans that include timelines, resource allocation, and risk assessments. This phase emphasizes the importance of setting achievable goals, managing dependencies, and preparing contingency plans. The curriculum introduces tools for project scheduling and planning, such as Gantt charts and critical path analysis. The execution phase focuses on running the project effectively. Students learn techniques for team coordination, task tracking, and managing changes to project scope. Agile project management principles are introduced, providing students with knowledge of agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban. Students learn how to manage sprints, facilitate daily stand-ups, and ensure continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle. The curriculum also emphasizes the importance of project monitoring and control. Students learn how to track project progress, manage risks, and measure performance using key performance indicators (KPIs). Effective risk management strategies and corrective actions are also explored. To consolidate their learning, students complete a capstone project where they apply all the skills acquired throughout the program. The capstone project involves the design, planning, execution, and evaluation of a real-world project. This hands-on experience allows students to demonstrate their ability to manage a complete project from initiation to closure.