Duration of the online course: 15 hours and 48 minutes
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Build job-ready project management skills fast with a free online course—learn planning, stakeholders, budgets, risk, and communication to lead projects with confidence.
In this free course, learn about
Primary objective of project management: deliver value by meeting goals within constraints
Project management career paths and how to find PM-aligned roles; demand outlook through 2027
Core PM skills: communication, leadership, organization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management
Initiation purpose and key outputs; resources to organize (people, budget, materials/tools)
Org culture and structures; classic vs matrix authority and why structure matters to PM work
Stakeholder engagement tools: communication planning, RACI, and why only one is accountable
SMART goals: defining project goals and turning them into measurable, time-bound outcomes
Planning fundamentals: project plan elements, milestones, scheduling buffers, and budgeting basics
Risk management basics: difference between risks and issues; identifying and responding to risks
Leadership vs management; factors that drive team effectiveness per Google research
Using data for decisions: what data is and how storytelling with data supports choices
Quality management, continuous improvement, and retrospectives for learning and process upgrades
Project closing criteria and inclusive meeting practices that value diverse contributions
About the free online course
Strong project management turns good ideas into real outcomes. This free online course is designed to help you understand how successful projects are shaped, led, and delivered in today’s organizations—whether you’re aiming for a first role in the field, supporting projects in your current job, or preparing to take on more responsibility in business and marketing environments.
You’ll start with a clear foundation: what project management is, why it matters, and how project roles translate into real career paths. From there, you’ll develop practical skills that help teams move from ambiguity to alignment. You’ll learn how project work typically flows from initiation through planning, execution, and closing, and why structure, context, and company culture influence how decisions are made and how authority works across teams.
A big part of managing projects is coordinating people and expectations. The course emphasizes communication that keeps stakeholders informed, reduces confusion, and supports better teamwork. You’ll also explore ways to define goals using SMART thinking, clarify responsibility with tools such as RACI, and set a shared direction so everyone knows what success looks like. Along the way, you’ll practice translating project needs into workable resources, timelines, and checkpoints that help you stay in control as priorities shift.
To help you manage uncertainty, you’ll build an understanding of risk versus issues, and how proactive planning protects schedules and outcomes. You’ll also learn how budgeting supports decision-making and how milestones, buffers, and communication plans keep projects moving without constant firefighting. Leadership and management are treated as complementary skills, with a focus on creating effective team dynamics and running meetings where different perspectives can contribute productively.
Finally, you’ll connect data to better decisions, strengthen quality practices through continuous improvement, and learn how to close projects properly so work is completed, documented, and improved through retrospectives. By the end, you’ll be able to describe the end-to-end project process, speak the language of modern project teams, and apply the core habits that make projects more predictable, collaborative, and successful.
Course content
Video class: Intro to Project Management | Google Project Management Certificate07m
Exercise: What is the primary objective of project management as described in the introduction of Google's Project Management Certificate Program?
Video class: Types of Project Management Careers | Google Project Management Certificate23m
Exercise: What is project management?
Video class: Skills You Need to be a Project Manager | Google Project Management Certificate21m
Exercise: What is a primary way a project manager adds value to a team?
Video class: Understanding the Life Cycle and Structure of a Project | Google Project Management Certificate34m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of initiating a project in the project lifecycle?
Video class: Finding a Project Management Job | Google Project Management Certificate06m
Exercise: What is the projected demand for project management aligned roles by 2027?
Video class: How Company Culture Affects Project Management | Google Project Management Certificate27m
Exercise: What is an organizational structure and why is it important to understand it as a project manager?
Exercise: What is the main difference between a classic and a matrix organizational structure regarding project management authority?
Video class: Key Parts of Project Initiation | Google Project Management Certificate10m
Exercise: What is the main purpose of the project initiation phase in project management?
Video class: Communicating and Working with Stakeholders | Google Project Management Certificate23m
Exercise: What should a project manager consider when identifying people resources for a project team?
Exercise: Why is it important to have just one person designated as 'accountable' in a RACI chart?
Video class: How to Set SMART Goals and Get Results | Google Project Management Certificate42m
Exercise: What is a project goal?
Video class: The Best Resources and Tools to Manage Your Project | Google Project Management Certificate29m
Exercise: What are the three resources that project managers typically work with during the initiation phase?
Exercise: Which is NOT typically considered a primary resource that project managers need to organize during the initiation phase?
Video class: Risk Management Basics | Google Project Management Certificate29m
Exercise: What is the difference between a risk and an issue in project management?
Video class: The Benefits of Project Planning | Google Project Management Certificate35m
Exercise: What is the purpose of a milestone in project management?
Video class: Create a Project Communication Plan | Google Project Management Certificate35m
Exercise: What happened during the surprise party planning breakdown?
Video class: Project Planning for Beginners | Google Project Management Certificate36m
Exercise: What are the five basic elements that go into a project plan?
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of adding a buffer in project scheduling?
Video class: How to Create a Project Budget | Google Project Management Certificate49m
Exercise: What is a project budget?
Video class: Leadership vs Management In a Successful Team | Google Project Management Certificate39m
Exercise: What are the top five factors identified by Google's researchers that have an impact on team effectiveness?
Video class: Storytelling with Data to Make Decisions | Google Project Management Certificate34m
Exercise: What is the definition of data, and how can it be used in decision-making?
Video class: Quality Management and Continuous Improvement | Google Project Management Certificate45m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of conducting project retrospectives?
Video class: How and When to Close a Project | Google Project Management Certificate19m
Exercise: What are the three criteria that make up a project closing?
Video class: Effective Project Management | Google Project Management Certificate23m
Exercise: Which aspect of effective meetings ensures that every participant's contributions are valued and that people of different views, backgrounds, and experiences can work together successfully?
Video class: Project Tracking Methods and Examples | Google Project Management Certificate36m
Exercise: What will be covered in the Project Management Tutorial by Google during the execution stage?
Video class: What is Scrum? | Google Project Management Certificate25m
Exercise: What are the three pillars of Scrum?
Exercise: What are the three foundational pillars of Scrum?
Exercise: What are the three pillars of Scrum that form the foundation for Scrum teams?
Video class: Agile and Scrum in the Real World | Google Project Management Certificate47m
Exercise: What does the term "value" mean in project management?
Exercise: What is the key reason behind the development of agile methodologies?
Video class: Scrum Master Tutorial | Google Project Management Certificate45m
Exercise: What are the three key features of a product backlog?
Exercise: What is the primary responsibility of the product owner during the backlog refinement process in Scrum methodology?
Exercise: What is the main purpose of a product backlog in the Scrum framework?
Video class: Foundations of Agile and Agile Examples | Google Project Management Certificate52m
Exercise: What is Agile project management?
Exercise: Which Agile methodology uses a visual system to manage work as it flows through a process and is known for emphasizing Work-In-Progress (WIP) limits?
Video class: How to Write the Close Out Report | Google Project Management Certificate20m
Exercise: What is the responsibility of a project manager when communicating project problems to senior stakeholders?
Exercise: When synthesizing a project problem into a one-sentence summary for a senior stakeholder, what is the key purpose of this summary?
Video class: Plan Your Project and Negotiate with Stakeholders | Google Project Management Certificate37m
Video class: Building Out a Project Plan With Google Sheets | Google Project Management Certificate46m
Exercise: What is the central artifact a project manager builds during the planning phase?
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of a project plan in project management?
Video class: Determining Your Project's Success | Google Project Management Certificate49m
Exercise: What are the benefits of creating and maintaining quality management in a project?
This free course includes:
15 hours and 48 minutes of online video course
Digital certificate of course completion (Free)
Exercises to train your knowledge
100% free, from content to certificate
What is the difference between a project risk and an issue?
A risk is a potential problem that may occur in the future, while an issue is a problem that has already happened and needs action.
Why is only one person accountable in a RACI chart?
One accountable person creates clear ownership for a task and prevents confusion or conflicting final decisions.
What are the five basic elements of a project plan?
A project plan typically defines the project goals, scope, schedule, resources, budget, and key communication or risk-management activities.
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Sohail Verma
WOW! It was a really great course. Especially for the people who want to become Project managers or who are already working in this domain.
Course comments: Project management tutorial
Students found the free online course relevant, practical, useful, and enjoyable. They appreciated the engaging teaching, well-prepared materials, and valuable learning, especially for aspiring or current project managers.
Ying-yi Hung
Relevant and relatable
Abbas Abdi Keynan
very important course, an experianced teachers on way they'r teaching importan topic of the course and well prepared slide. thank your ❤️❤️❤️
Doreen Marabe (myXiluva)
practical and relevant
Marissa Lynn Murphy
what a great start
suleiman ibrahim
i have learned alot for this course!
VINOTHINI ANANDHAN
Useful
Vishal Verma
Awesome Content and way of teaching, Great Course
Sohail Verma
WOW! It was a really great course. Especially for the people who want to become Project managers or who are already working in this domain.
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Ali Khalid
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