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10 Best Coursera Courses for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you considering taking a course on Coursera ? Professional learning is so important and there are some fantastic courses available on Coursera, which is a really good online learning platform. When I searched, there were over 2,300 ‘project management’ courses on the platform. I’ve done a few, some were better than others!

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Deciding When to Pivot or Stay the Course

Scrum.org

I recall a time with a UK bank, Intelligent Finance, where an XML-based form system, despite its significant investment, proved to be more of a hindrance than a help. It's about understanding probabilities, trusting your gut, and being prepared to change course when necessary. Enjoy this video?

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Introducing the Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management - Skills™ Course

Scrum.org

Some organizations are in finance, others in consumer packaged goods or manufacturing. I spend a lot of time talking to organizations that are adopting Scrum. They are applying the ideas of Scrum to deliver more value to their customers faster and with higher quality. But one challenge unifies them all: managing a Product Backlog.

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Project Financial Management: Managing Project Financials

ProjectManager.com

Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. We’ll get to that and define the various project financials before getting into the process of managing a project’s finances. They can also get loans to finance the project.

Finance 335
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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Of course, you can’t say no to everything either – the skill comes from being able to balance the competing needs of stakeholders and the sanity of your team, the budget, the schedule, and everything else. Take a crash course in spreadsheets if you don’t know your SUM from your COUNTIF.

Finance 319
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Capital Projects: Capital Planning, Budgeting and Funding

ProjectManager.com

There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. It’s not something that a business would want to sell over the course of its normal operations. When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning.

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IT Financial Management (ITFM) Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager’s workflow automation saves time when managing IT finances. Chief Financial Officer The chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the management of a business’ finances , including those related to IT. What might not be so clear is how to effectively manage IT finances.