How does completing Google’s Coursera Project Management certification apply to an actual project management certification? Saving Changes...
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Stephen RobinProject Analyst Trainee| Ministry of Works and TransportArima, Ari, Trinidad and Tobago
To my knowledge, only recognized certification bodies like the PMI and registered education providers offer project management certifications. Coursera offers courses in project management but it does not hold the same weight as select ones like the CAPM and PMP. Saving Changes...
If it's education that you would be able to count as PDUs, after certification, you should be able to count it toward the education contact hours required to apply for the exam. Courses that already have PMI's approval will tell you what the PDUs/Hours are (1 PDU = 1 contact hour, so a 14 PDU class counts as 14 contact hours). Other courses sometimes provide an estimate. If a class doesn't, try to give a realistic estimate and be prepared to defend your estimate if your application gets audited.
Something else to keep in mind is that the way that Google describes what you should do as a project manager may not align exactly with what PMI expects, so when you're answering questions on the exam you need to think about what PMI wants, not necessarily what you've done or what a different program's training class suggests. Saving Changes...
Justin FuSenior Systems Engineer| ParsonsBristow, Va, United States
I successfully used completion of the Google course as my 35 hours for the PMP application. Saving Changes...
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