Welcome to the fourth course in the Google Project Management Certificate program, where you’ll dive into the execution and closing phases of the project life cycle. Through this course, you’ll gain essential skills in tracking project aspects, managing changes, dependencies, and risks, and ensuring quality management.
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify and track key project aspects, comparing different tracking methods
- Effectively manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks
- Implement quality management concepts, including quality standards, planning, assurance, and control
- Measure customer satisfaction and drive continuous improvement and process improvement
- Conduct retrospectives and prioritize data to inform decision-making
- Communicate project data insights effectively
- Facilitate project team communication and status updates
- Navigate the project closing process for stakeholders, the project team, and project managers
Through hands-on approaches and real-world examples from current Google project managers, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to apply for introductory-level project management roles, regardless of your prior experience.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to:
- Identify and track project aspects, and compare tracking methods
- Manage and communicate changes, dependencies, and risks
- Explain quality management concepts and implement continuous improvement
- Prioritize and analyze data, and communicate project insights
- Facilitate effective project team communication and status updates
- Describe the project closing process for stakeholders, the project team, and project managers
| Module 1 | Introduction to project execution |
| Module 2 | Quality management and continuous improvement |
| Module 3 | Data-informed decision-making |
| Module 4 | Leadership and influencing skills |
| Module 5 | Effective project communication |
| Module 6 | Closing project |