Project Management (PMPX)
PMPX 150 Foundations of Project Management & Project Initiation 3 credits
This course combines the curriculum from the first two courses in the Google Project Management Certificate. In this course, you will discover foundational project management terminology and an understanding of roles, responsibilities, and the project life cycle phases. This course is offered through Coursera's Google Project Management Certificate courses.
PMPX 300 Project Planning and Execution 3 credits
This course combines the curriculum for the third and fourth courses in the Google Project Management Certificate. The first half of this course will focus on learners exploring how to map out the planning phase of the project management life cycle. Students will learn how to make accurate time estimates and set milestones, build and manage budgets, identify and manage risks, and how to effectively communicate. The second portion of the course will delve into the execution and closing phases of the project life cycle.
PMPX 400 Agile Project Management & Capstone 3 credits
This course combines the final two courses in the Google Project Management Certificate program. This first half of the course will explore the history, approach, and philosophy of Agile project management. The final half of the course will focus on applying the project management skills that students completed in previous courses. Students will identify project requirements and evaluate stakeholders - complete a project charter and use it as a tool to align project scope and goals among stakeholders - identify tasks and milestones and document and prioritize them in a project plan - define quality management standards and explore how to effectively share qualitative data - demonstrate your project's impact through effective reporting By the end of this course, students will have developed a portfolio of project management artifacts that will demonstrate the skills learned throughout the entire program.