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.

Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP
Oktay Urcan
E. Geoffrey Love

Instructors: Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP +3 more

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What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Accrual Accounting
  • Category: Accruals
  • Category: Agile Methodology
  • Category: Business Ethics
  • Category: Cash Flows
  • Category: Change Management
  • Category: Financial Accounting
  • Category: Financial Statement Analysis
  • Category: Financial Statements
  • Category: Kanban Principles
  • Category: Organizational Change
  • Category: Organizational Leadership
  • Category: Organizational Strategy
  • Category: Organizational Structure
  • Category: Project Closure
  • Category: Project Management
  • Category: Project Management Life Cycle
  • Category: Revenue Recognition
  • Category: Sprint Retrospectives
  • Category: Waterfall Methodology

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Specialization - 6 course series

Financial Accounting: Foundations

Financial Accounting: Foundations

Course 1, 13 hours

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: Accrual Accounting
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Financial Accounting
Category: Inventory Accounting
Category: Accounts Receivable
Category: Revenue Recognition
Category: Accounting
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Accounting Records
Category: Accruals
Financial Accounting: Advanced Topics

Financial Accounting: Advanced Topics

Course 2, 12 hours

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: Financial Accounting
Category: Depreciation
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Fixed Asset
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Equities
Category: Accounting
Category: Loans
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Balance Sheet
Designing the Organization

Designing the Organization

Course 3, 13 hours

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: Organizational Structure
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Innovation
Category: Governance
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Corporate Strategy
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Business Management
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Organizational Development
Managing the Organization

Managing the Organization

Course 4, 13 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify and explain common challenges faced by managers in organizations.

  • Apply theory and principles to become a more effective manager in your own professional life.

  • Analyze the effectiveness of managerial decisions in various organizations.

  • Make managerial recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership
Category: Change Management
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Decision Making
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Culture
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Business Management
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Influencing
Category: People Analytics
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: People Management
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Leadership and Management
Project Initiation and Planning

Project Initiation and Planning

Course 5, 22 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe the concepts of project management, the key activities in the project life cycle and understand how AI is used in project management

  • 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: Kanban Principles
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Scope Management
Category: Scheduling
Category: Project Management
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Waterfall Methodology
Category: Project Planning
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Estimation
Category: Timelines
Category: Backlogs
Category: Resource Management
Project Execution and Control

Project Execution and Control

Course 6, 22 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build and adjust realistic project resource and schedule plans.

  • Track and evaluate project performance using earned value management and project monitoring techniques.

  • Manage Agile projects with Scrum practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

  • Apply artificial intelligence tools, such as chatbots, to support project execution, control, and closeout activities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Waterfall Methodology
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Change Control
Category: Project Planning
Category: Scheduling
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Project Closure
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Resource Management
Category: Project Implementation
Category: Project Performance
Category: Variance Analysis
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Management Life Cycle

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

Instructors

Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP
Ismail Kirci, Ph.D., PMP
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses19,087 learners
Oktay Urcan
Oktay Urcan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 Courses207,890 learners
E. Geoffrey Love
E. Geoffrey Love
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
13 Courses161,928 learners

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