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    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Financial Analysis - Skills for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Performance Measurement, Management Accounting, Return On Investment, Revenue Forecasting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Management, Cost Management, Budgeting, Finance, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Business Valuation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      409 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Rice University

      Engineering Project Management: Initiating and Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Structure, Project Documentation, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Scoping, Project Planning, Requirements Management, Financial Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Business Analysis, Peer Review

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3.4K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • IBM

      IBM IT Project Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, Project Management Life Cycle, Resource Management, Risk Management, Peer Review, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Team Motivation, Kanban Principles, Project Schedules, Development Environment, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Information Technology, Sprint Retrospectives, Interviewing Skills, Project Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      8.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • L&T EduTech

      Project Management - Initiation and Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Scope Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Scoping, Feasibility Studies, Project Management Life Cycle, Contract Management, Change Orders, Change Control, Project Management, Change Management, Project Planning, Change Requests, Organizational Structure, Contract Review

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • University of California, Irvine

      Career Success

      Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Business Writing, Goal Setting, Negotiation, Cash Management, Business Planning, Planning, Project Controls, Feasibility Studies, Delegation Skills, Peer Review, Team Leadership, Business Correspondence, Creative Problem-Solving, Problem Solving, Professional Networking, Financial Analysis, Communication Strategies, Communication, Emotional Intelligence

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      44K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • University of California, Irvine

      Budgeting and Scheduling Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Cost Estimation, Project Schedules, Estimation, Quality Management, Milestones (Project Management), Project Planning, Project Management, Scheduling, Timelines, Work Breakdown Structure, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Resource Management, Matrix Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9.2K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Kennesaw State University

      Organization Planning and Development for the 6 σ Black Belt

      Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Organizational Development, Change Management, Business Strategies, Benchmarking, Leadership and Management, Performance Measurement, Feasibility Studies, Cost Management, Business Metrics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      471 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • University of Toronto

      Motion Planning for Self-Driving Cars

      Skills you'll gain: Automation, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Simulations, Data Structures, Python Programming, Safety Assurance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      480 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Transportation Management, Operations Management, Asset Management, Stakeholder Management, Benchmarking, Analysis, Environment and Resource Management, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Economics, Socioeconomics, Public Policies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
      ·
      791 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • University of Colorado Boulder

      Project Planning and Execution

      Skills you'll gain: Supplier Management, Project Schedules, Project Closure, Milestones (Project Management), Scheduling, Procurement, Quality Management, Project Planning, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Cost Estimation, Risk Mitigation, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Timelines, Budgeting

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      264 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • University of Michigan

      Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Conflict Management, Communication, Contract Management, Interpersonal Communications, Influencing, Planning, Decision Making, Cultural Sensitivity, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • IBM

      IBM IT Scrum Master

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, DevOps, Kanban Principles, Development Environment, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Hardware, Agile Project Management, Software Architecture, Software Design, Sprint Planning, Cloud Computing, Backlogs, Cloud-Native Computing, Programming Principles, Scrum (Software Development)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      9.1K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular planning courses

    • Financial Analysis - Skills for Success: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Engineering Project Management: Initiating and Planning: Rice University
    • IBM IT Project Manager: IBM
    • Project Management - Initiation and Planning: L&T EduTech
    • Career Success: University of California, Irvine
    • Budgeting and Scheduling Projects: University of California, Irvine
    • Organization Planning and Development for the 6 σ Black Belt: Kennesaw State University
    • Motion Planning for Self-Driving Cars: University of Toronto
    • Management of Urban Infrastructures – part 1: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Project Planning and Execution: University of Colorado Boulder

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