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      IBM

      IBM IT Project Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, 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, Software Design, Kanban Principles, Project Schedules, Information Technology, Sprint Retrospectives, Interviewing Skills, Project Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      8.3K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • U

      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, Budget Management, Cost Estimation, Risk Mitigation, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Timelines, Quality Control

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      267 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Colorado System

      Planning, Auditing and Maintaining Enterprise Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Contingency Planning, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning, Security Management, Cyber Security Policies, Enterprise Security, Compliance Auditing, Systems Administration, Governance, Security Controls, Patch Management, Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Information Systems Security, Unix, Procedure Development, Incident Response, Change Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
      ·
      226 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      LearnKartS

      Risk Strategy and Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Conflict Management, Risk Control, Business Risk Management, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Structure

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Project Initiation and Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Waterfall Methodology, Project Planning, Kanban Principles, Agile Project Management, Timelines, Scheduling, Project Management, Project Scoping, Project Management Life Cycle, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      141 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Financial Forecasting and Reporting

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Budgeting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Income Statement, Cost Estimation, Balance Sheet, Return On Investment, Financial Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Cash Flows, Financial Market

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • S

      Starweaver

      Strategic Public Relations Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Corporate Communications, Crisis Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Media Relations, Persuasive Communication, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Budgets, Persona Development, Campaign Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Management, Content Strategy, Business Technologies, Technology Strategies, Generative AI Agents, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Goal Setting

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • L

      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 Control, Project Management, Change Management, Claims Processing, Project Planning, Organizational Structure, Project Implementation, Bidding

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Project Planning and Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Big Data, Product Development, Analytics, File Systems, New Product Development, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Internet Of Things, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Product Planning, Data Storage Technologies, Data Cleansing, Unsupervised Learning, Systems Of Measurement, Plan Execution

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      129 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Planning with Climate Change in Mind

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Corporate Sustainability, Environment, Risk Management, Water Resources, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Community Development, Risk Analysis, Environmental Science, Energy and Utilities, Vulnerability, Estimation

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      68 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Program Procurement Planning with ClickUp

      Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Agile Methodology, Business Planning, Project Planning, Product Planning, Innovation, Procurement, Workflow Management, Process Development

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • A

      Amazon Ads

      Campaign Planning and Optimization

      Skills you'll gain: Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Advertising, Media Planning, Online Advertising, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing Planning, Digital Advertising, Paid media, Content Performance Analysis, Advertising Sales, Keyword Research, Brand Awareness, Performance Reporting, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Goal Setting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • IBM IT Project Manager: IBM
    • Project Planning and Execution: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Planning, Auditing and Maintaining Enterprise Systems: University of Colorado System
    • Risk Strategy and Planning: LearnKartS
    • Project Initiation and Planning: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Financial Forecasting and Reporting: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Strategic Public Relations Planning: Starweaver
    • Project Management - Initiation and Planning: L&T EduTech
    • Project Planning and Machine Learning: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Planning with Climate Change in Mind: University of Colorado Boulder

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