hi we're so excited that you're here i'm emilio and i'm a program manager on the responsible innovation team here at google and i'd like to officially welcome you to google's certificate program in project management let's start with a simple exercise take a moment and think about some of the different tasks that you've completed in your life maybe you planned your wedding or a birthday party or you filed your annual tax returns maybe you moved from one state to another or maybe you're the family member who somehow every year is tasked with organizing the annual family reunion believe it or not you've been developing all kinds of skills through these tasks that'll help you become a successful project manager for any organization or your own business with this program in project management by google we've put together a set of courses activities quizzes and exercises that'll teach you the fundamentals of project management and of course help you get a job or advance in your career wondering how i started my own career in project management well in college i always gravitated towards things that were more hands-on and action-oriented and less theoretical i wanted to make an impact in whichever career i took on so my first job out of college was as a spanish and leadership teacher in los angeles california my main objective in guiding the student leadership team at the school was to identify mobilize and inspire the student leaders after two years of teaching i realized that the moments when i felt the most energized were when i was building a vision for how to get a big project done or when i was working to bring different groups together around a common goal that's when i realized i had a lot of core project management skills and i could focus on growing and developing them in the business world i'm grateful that i get to be here for the start of your journey when i was first starting to think about my career project management wasn't even on my radar it was one of those professions that i didn't even know existed until i entered the business world and experienced how great of a need there is for folks who are organized action-oriented diligent and strategic i hope that by the end of this program you'll be as excited as i am about the prospects of a career in project management okay let's get into it we'll start with an important question what exactly is project management project management is the application of knowledge skills tools and techniques to meet the project requirements and achieve the desired outcome it's possible that you've been project managing every day on some level without even knowing it in this course you'll learn how to hone those skills to become a truly great project manager and the awesome thing about project management is that it spans a lot of industries and company types and it doesn't require deep technical knowledge this means that any job or life experience you've gained so far will help you in building those skills to become successful in a project management career there are a lot of people around the world like you who are hoping to learn the skills to get a project management role whatever your reason for being here we're glad you've joined us this program is rooted in a belief that a strong foundation in project management can help anyone start a great career as a project manager this program includes six industry relevant courses that focus on topics like project management fundamentals goals objectives and deliverables risk management team dynamics project management methodologies data driven decision making and more each course is made up of personal anecdotes reading materials quizzes and case studies and you can go through the program at your own pace skip the sections that you might already know and review the videos again if you need a refresher you'll be doing a lot of hands-on learning you'll build project plans and timelines you'll learn how to manage budgets and meet the needs of the people involved in the project and you'll learn different project methodologies like agile scrum and waterfall you'll use tools like kanban and learn about project management software like asana you'll also develop your soft skills some of which you likely already have don't worry even if you aren't quite sure how to tap into them yet we'll explore which skills are transferable to a project management role above all this program will help get you ready for a new job but we're taking it one step further when you complete this program you'll have the opportunity to share your work with google and other top employers aiming to hire project management professionals and the best part is you'll have professional work examples you can share with them to showcase what you've learned along the way you'll hear from google employees like me we'll share personal stories about how we became project managers and how our foundations in project management launched our careers we'll also share what we do at work every day and give you tips for job interviews we've got a truly amazing group of course instructors for you to learn from ready to meet them hi i'm joanne a senior program manager on cloud security programs i'm your instructor for course two where we'll learn more about what's needed to set the stage for a successful project hey there my name's rowena a senior program manager in google cloud i'm your instructor for course 3 project planning putting it all together where we'll learn about the importance of thorough project planning identifying key milestones and dependencies documenting project plans scheduling budgeting and risk management i'm elita a senior engineering program manager at google and i'm your instructor for course four project execution running a project what we'll learn about communicating effectively managing risks understanding team dynamics using data to inform decision making and tracking progress hi i'm sue i'm a technical program manager for google's support platform i'm your instructor for course five agile project management where we'll gain a deeper understanding of agile project management including principles and practices the benefits and costs of agile transformations the dynamics of agile teams and the process of running sprints and releases and i'm dan a program manager in google research i'm really excited to be your instructor for core 6 applying project management in the real world where we'll take all the knowledge skills and understanding you've built up throughout this certificate and apply it to an advanced project scenario ready to get started let's go congratulations on finishing this video in the google project management certificate access the full learning experience including job search help and start to earn your official certificate by clicking on the icon to view the next course in this video click here and subscribe to our channel to learn more from google career certificates