Dream of Being a Project Manager? Try this Coursera Program

Usama Khan

06 April 2023

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Course Overview

Foundations of Project Management is the first in a series of 6 courses designed to prepare learners for entry-level project management positions. Project managers are crucial to the success of organizations as they help in leading, planning, and implementing critical projects. This course covers fundamental project management terminology and helps gain a better understanding of a project manager's role and responsibilities. It also introduces you to job opportunities available after finishing this program.

The faculty comprises of Google project managers, program managers, or project coordinators, hence you get a multi-dimensional educational experience that will help you build your skills and make you job-ready.

"I see the practicality of doing this course in my daily job and highly recommend it. From a highly qualified faculty who are Google employees to a well-structured curriculum, this course has it all."

- Usama Khan

Course Structure

The course structure is well-designed and very easy to handle. It starts off with the basics of project management, then progresses to advanced concepts. Using real-world scenarios, the faculty help learners understand the job requirements of project management. Placement assistance is also available, where they help write resumes and provide tips for handling professional interviews.

Insider Tips

To get the best out of this course, I have included some important tips that you might find useful.

Time Management

Be smart in managing your time on the different concepts in the course.

Remain Consistent

Be a good listener and also a good learner. Maintaining consistency, is the key.

Assessments

Assessments happen every week, and there can be 2-3 of them. Sufficient study materials are provided for each module. Interaction with peers was one of the best parts of the course. You can interact with the other students and instructors using discussion forums. At the end and sometimes in between, we had assignments on each topic covered. Some of them were peer-graded assignments. Altogether, the curriculum was nicely developed.

Capstone Project

‘Applying Project Management in a Real World Scenario’ - This was our last course project, and it was a Capstone project which required all previously learned concepts to be applied. This was a nice and effective way to revisit all the topics.

Final Take

Just recently, while working on a project for my organization, I was able to use the concepts learned in this course. With the help of the course material, I was able to easily handle the management of the project and maintain the required documents for my project.

Management is key in every aspect - from a personal level, like small parties and arrangements, to a professional level, like project handling and organization-level management. Every big company in the world uses project management to run its organization smoothly. With each passing day, the demand for project managers is increasing tremendously. And the salary for it is also good. You should thus consider taking this course.