Business Acumen Courses
Business Acumen courses (formerly called Strategic and Business Management) include knowledge of and expertise in the industry or organization that enhances performance and better delivers business outcomes
PMI requires that PMP® and PgMP® credential holders must take a minimum of 8 PDUs from this category to fulfill the PMI Talent Triangle requirements.
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Business Cash Forecasting
The ability to accurately forecast cash is critical to the success of all organizations that run projects. Cash forecasting is valuable for identifying organizational financial needs, identifying areas of financial strength or deficiency for the organization, formulating a realistic timetable to achieve goals, and to compare cash expectations to actual results. Once you know your expected cash position, your business can plan business expenditures, such as planning projects, asset acquisitions, debt repayment, operating expenses, such as advertising, and/or hiring new workers. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 1 |
1 | $10.00 | Buy |
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Business Cash Forecasting – Video Course
The ability to accurately forecast cash is critical to the success of all organizations that run projects. Cash forecasting is valuable for identifying organizational financial needs, identifying areas of financial strength or deficiency for the organization, formulating a realistic timetable to achieve goals, and to compare cash expectations to actual results. Once you know your expected cash position, your business can plan business expenditures, such as planning projects, asset acquisitions, debt repayment, operating expenses, such as advertising, and/or hiring new workers. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 1 |
1 | $10.00 | Buy |
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Business Finance and Cash Flow Management
All projects require funding to purchase materials and pay the project team. Project funds must be provided by the business running the project. Business managers are responsible for managing business finances and the cash flow for the business. Business Finance and Cash Flow Management is a course that will explain business finance requirements and cash flow management. This course will distinguish between accounting statement profits and business cash flow. This course will describe cash budgeting and define how to create a cash budget for the business. Finally, this course will describe the steps for managing cash flow in a business. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 2 |
2 | $20.00 | Buy |
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Business Finance and Cash Flow Management – Video Course
All projects require funding to purchase materials and pay the project team. Project funds must be provided by the business running the project. Business managers are responsible for managing business finances and the cash flow for the business. Business Finance and Cash Flow Management is a course that will explain business finance requirements and cash flow management. This course will distinguish between accounting statement profits and business cash flow. This course will describe cash budgeting and define how to create a cash budget for the business. Finally, this course will describe the steps for managing cash flow in a business. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 2 |
2 | $20.00 | Buy |
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Business Governance
Business governance is a term that defines how business authority is exercised, how decisions are made, and how responsibilities are assigned and managed within the organization. Business governance is a course that will describe the framework of rules, practices, and processes by which a business is directed and controlled. This course will identify the interests of various stakeholders that must be considered when creating governance processes. This course will identify effective governance practices to ensure that a company is managed in a way that promotes transparency, accountability, and fairness. It will also define how to make sure that the governance processes align with the organization’s goals and values, adhere to legal and regulatory requirements, and meets the expectations of its stakeholders. This course has been registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and provides 4 Business Acumen PDUs. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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Business Governance – Video Course
Business governance is a term that defines how business authority is exercised, how decisions are made, and how responsibilities are assigned and managed within the organization. Business governance is a course that will describe the framework of rules, practices, and processes by which a business is directed and controlled. This course will identify the interests of various stakeholders that must be considered when creating governance processes. This course will identify effective governance practices to ensure that a company is managed in a way that promotes transparency, accountability, and fairness. It will also define how to make sure that the governance processes align with the organization’s goals and values, adhere to legal and regulatory requirements, and meets the expectations of its stakeholders. This course has been registered with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and provides 4 Business Acumen PDUs. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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Business Risk Management
Every business will encounter risks the must be managed if the business is to survive. Business Risk Management is a course that describes the exposure a company or organization faces, which may lower its profits or even lead to failure. This course will describe different types of business risk. This course will describe the five steps of risk management. This course will provide examples of different risk frameworks that can be used to manage business risks. This course will also describe different techniques that can be used to quantify business risks. This course will describe the purpose of risk mitigation strategies and define different strategies that can be used to mitigate business risks. Finally, this course will describe the techniques that can be used to control business risks. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 5 |
5 | $50.00 | Buy |
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Business Risk Management – Video Course
Every business will encounter risks the must be managed if the business is to survive. Business Risk Management is a course that describes the exposure a company or organization faces, which may lower its profits or even lead to failure. This course will describe different types of business risk. This course will describe the five steps of risk management. This course will provide examples of different risk frameworks that can be used to manage business risks. This course will also describe different techniques that can be used to quantify business risks. This course will describe the purpose of risk mitigation strategies and define different strategies that can be used to mitigate business risks. Finally, this course will describe the techniques that can be used to control business risks. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 5 |
5 | $50.00 | Buy |
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Conducting a Business Needs Assessment
Projects are created because there is usually some sort of a business need or a requirement that is not being satisfied or needs to be satisfied. The business needs assessment is a pre-project activity. This work must be completed before the project work begins. Finally, this information will be used to create the business case and serves as the foundation for the project objectives. This course will describe the process of performing the business needs assessment. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 7 |
7 | $70.00 | Buy |
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Conducting a Business Needs Assessment – Video Course
Projects are created because there is usually some sort of a business need or a requirement that is not being satisfied or needs to be satisfied. The business needs assessment is a pre-project activity. This work must be completed before the project work begins. Finally, this information will be used to create the business case and serves as the foundation for the project objectives. This course will describe the process of performing the business needs assessment. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 7 |
7 | $70.00 | Buy |
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How Business Finances Impact Project Funding
All projects require funds and funds must be provided by the business organization. However, project funding is directly impacted from and related to the finances of the business organization. This course will discuss why the financial health of a business organization is indicated by the information contained in the following financial statements: Balance sheet, Profit and loss statement, Cashflow statement, and Statement of changes in equity. This course will also explain the importance of business cash flow and cash management for the organization. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 1 |
1 | $10.00 | Buy |
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How Business Finances Impact Project Funding – Video Course
All projects require funds and funds must be provided by the business organization. However, project funding is directly impacted from and related to the finances of the business organization. This course will discuss why the financial health of a business organization is indicated by the information contained in the following financial statements: Balance sheet, Profit and loss statement, Cashflow statement, and Statement of changes in equity. This course will also explain the importance of business cash flow and cash management for the organization. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 1 |
1 | $10.00 | Buy |
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Keeping Project Data Safe
Project managers must be in control and manage the information contained in the Project Management Information System. Project managers must learn the best practices for keeping project information safe so it is reliable and available when needed. Keeping Project Data Safe is a strategic and business management course that has been written to align with the PMBOK Guide - 6th Edition and focuses on projecting the information contained in the Project Management Information System. Keeping Project Data Safe is a course that will describe the importance of protecting the three critical facets of project data – Availability, Reliability and Confidentially. Cybercriminals can bring a project to a halt by blocking the availability of project data, undermining project data reliability or accessing confidential project information. Cybercriminals may be seeking confidential business information, stakeholder information or seeking financial gain through the use of ransomware attacks that encrypt project information so it is unusable unless the ransom is paid. This course will identify the vulnerabilities for project information and define safeguards that must be implemented by all stakeholders to protect project information from all threat actors. This course will identify the project processes defined in the PMI PMBOK Guide - 6th Edition that may rely on PMIS data such as scheduling, cost estimating, resource management, resource calendars, project documents, stakeholder communication management, risk responses, and knowledge data repositories. This course includes exercises that will allow students to apply the information covered in this course to real-world scenarios. Finally, all students must pass a standardized exam with a score of 70 percent to receive a certificate of completion for this course. This course provides 8 Business Acumen PDUs for the following PMI certifications: PMP®, PgMP® Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 8 |
8 | $80.00 | Buy |
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Project Business Case Development
The project business case will document the economic feasibility of a proposed project. Once a potential project is identified, a business case is written as part of the formal project selection process. This course will describe the process of creating the project business case. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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Project Business Case Development – Video Course
The project business case will document the economic feasibility of a proposed project. Once a potential project is identified, a business case is written as part of the formal project selection process. This course will describe the process of creating the project business case. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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The Impact of Organizational Structures, Culture, Power and Politics on Projects
The Impact of Organizational Structures, Culture, Power, and Politics on Projects is a course that investigates how organizations are structured and how various aspects of the organization impact project management. This course will explore how organizational structures will impact project management in the areas of: organizational goals, organizational structure, organizational culture, power, and politics. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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The Impact of Organizational Structures, Culture, Power and Politics on Projects – Video Course
The Impact of Organizational Structures, Culture, Power, and Politics on Projects is a course that investigates how organizations are structured and how various aspects of the organization impact project management. This course will explore how organizational structures will impact project management in the areas of: organizational goals, organizational structure, organizational culture, power, and politics. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 4 |
4 | $40.00 | Buy |
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Understanding the Cloud – Video Course
This course will describe the cloud and answer the question “What is the Cloud”. This session will describe how the cloud has evolved, identify the benefits of cloud services, capabilities and cost savings associated with cloud services. This course will describe cloud services in the categories of: Cloud computing, Cloud storage, Cloud distribution, Could software services, and Other cloud services. Finally, this course will identify companies that provide cloud services. This course provides 1 Business Acumen PDUs for the following PMI certifications: PMP®, PgMP®. Field of Study: Business Acumen Courses PDU Hours: 1 |
1 | $10.00 | Buy |