University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Business Value and Project Management Specialization
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Business Value and Project Management Specialization

Coursework to build great organizational leaders.. Learners will be able to form a more wholistic perspective on business fundamentals and better manage organizational development, change, and projects.

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Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta, Ph.D., PMP, CSM, CSPO
Oktay Urcan
E. Geoffrey Love

Instructors: Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta, Ph.D., PMP, CSM, CSPO

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Specialization - 6 course series

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4.8

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Specialization - 6 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.8

(153 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 6 course series

Financial Accounting: Foundations

Course 112 hours4.7 (4,420 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Accounting information and how it is used by different capital market participants

  • Record financial information and produce the main financial statements

  • Fundamental accounting concepts and revenue recognition criteria in preparing financial statements,

  • Conduct the accounting for short-term assets, with a particular focus on accounts receivables and inventories.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Accounting
Category: Finance
Category: General Accounting

Financial Accounting: Advanced Topics

Course 211 hours4.7 (1,683 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • to account for fixed assets

  • understand accounting for liabilities

  • evaluate shareholders’ equity section of a balance sheet, and

  • understand preparation and information provided by cash flows statement.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Accounting
Category: Finance
Category: General Accounting

Designing the Organization

Course 313 hours4.7 (1,635 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify and explain many of the common organizational design challenges faced by organizations

  • Apply theory and principles to more effectively deal with these organizational design challenges in your own professional life

  • Analyze the effectiveness of organizational design choices in various organizations

  • Make organizational design recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness

Skills you'll gain

Category: Decision Making
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Strategy
Category: Strategy and Operations
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Operations Management

Managing the Organization

Course 412 hours4.7 (1,399 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Business Psychology
Category: Entrepreneurship
Category: Change Management
Category: Culture
Category: Decision Making
Category: Human Resources
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Strategy and Operations
Category: People Analytics
Category: Strategic Thinking

Project Initiation and Planning

Course 521 hours4.7 (116 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the concepts of project management and the key activities in the project life cycle

  • Develop a project management plan that documents the actions necessary to define, coordinate, and measure all project activities

  • Identify necessary labor and material resources, estimate the required units to meet expectations, and demonstrate impact of changes to project scope

  • Demonstrate how teams are assigned and formed, describe the stages of team development, and optimize the project schedule

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Strategy and Operations
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Planning

Project Execution and Control

Course 621 hours4.8 (45 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Project Management
Category: Planning
Category: Problem Solving

Instructors

Fataneh Taghaboni-Dutta, Ph.D., PMP, CSM, CSPO
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7 Courses66,713 learners
Oktay Urcan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 Courses171,906 learners
E. Geoffrey Love
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
13 Courses126,489 learners

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