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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Innovation, Creativity, Team Management, Creative Thinking, Value Propositions, Entrepreneurship, Creative Problem-Solving, Technology Strategies, Ideation, Strategic Thinking, Presentations, Business Modeling, Go To Market Strategy, Business Planning, Collaboration, New Business Development, Open Mindset, New Product Development, Market Opportunities

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Preparing to Manage Human Resources

      Skills you'll gain: Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Human Capital, Compensation Management, Resource Management, People Management, Employee Performance Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Labor Law, Employee Engagement

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      Organizational Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Social Network Analysis, Decision Making, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Strategic Decision-Making, Business, Culture, Sociology, Analysis, Resource Management, Case Studies, Coordination, Negotiation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Project Management: Foundations and Initiation

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Management, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Team Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Resource Management, Team Building, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Communication, Business Communication

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      904 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Program Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Governance, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      8.6K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Product Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Innovation, Product Roadmaps, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Product Planning, Product Strategy, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, User Story, Stakeholder Engagement, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Product Development, Leadership

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      3.9K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      SAP

      SAP Professional Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Consulting, Relationship Management, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Product Strategy, Technical Consulting, Relationship Building, Project Management, Rapport Building, Consultative Approaches, Project Implementation, Agile Methodology, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Waterfall Methodology, Solution Delivery, Enterprise Resource Planning, Systems Thinking, Business Process, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      962 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Modern Project Management with Microsoft Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Stakeholder Management, Software Development Life Cycle, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Quality Management, Agile Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Scrum (Software Development), Business Analysis, Virtual Teams, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Team Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Microsoft Project, Business

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      600 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Product Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Commercialization, Product Management, Google Gemini, Product Lifecycle Management, Stakeholder Communications, Technical Product Management, Customer experience improvement, Team Building, Artificial Intelligence, Return On Investment, Product Development, New Product Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Creativity, Responsible AI

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Human Resources (HR) Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Responsible AI, HR Tech, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resources, Workforce Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Data Ethics, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Employee Engagement, Recruitment, Performance Appraisal, Employee Onboarding, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Digital Competition in Financial Services

      Skills you'll gain: Technology Strategies, FinTech, Digital Transformation, Business Technologies, Financial Services, Financial Regulation, Business Strategies, Market Dynamics, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Innovation, Governance

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      993 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Project Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Project Management, LLM Application, Project Management Life Cycle, Case Studies, Work Breakdown Structure, Team Oriented, Project Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Risk Management, Business Ethics, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

    • Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Preparing to Manage Human Resources: University of Minnesota
    • Organizational Analysis : Stanford University
    • Project Management: Foundations and Initiation: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Generative AI for Program Managers: IBM
    • IBM Product Manager: IBM
    • SAP Professional Fundamentals: SAP
    • Modern Project Management with Microsoft Tools: Microsoft
    • Generative AI for Product Managers: IBM
    • Generative AI for Human Resources (HR) Professionals: IBM

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