Project ROI and Related Financial Metrics

Successful project selection and project management require require accurate and timely financial metrics

This course includes:

5.3 hours of on-demand video

Practice exercises for all financial formulas

20 downloadable handouts of material covering each course section

20 downloadable sheets with links to related articles, one sheet per section

19 quizzes, one for each course section except the course introduction section

Access on mobile and TV

Certificate of completion

Requirements:

No background or prior experience in finance or math is required. Everything you need to know is taught in the course.

You should have access to spreadsheet software that has the common financial functions, such as Microsoft Excel

Advantage of this course:

1.  Experience of course developer and instructor

The course developer and instructor's background includes: Experience as a project manager for small and multi-year projects, chief executive of a Coca-Cola subsidiary providing project management services, consultant to the Pentagon on technology acquisition, university professor responsible for creating and teaching project management courses, and visitor professor at Harvard Business School. He also has a Ph.D. in technology management. His courses have helped many students advance in their careers, including promotions and better jobs.

2. Practical Approach to Learning

This course takes a practical approach to learning project financial metrics. The videos are brief and to the point and include informative slides. Practice exercises are built into the lectures following the descriptions and demonstrations of financial formulas. The quiz after each course section lets you know how well you are doing in that section, so you can strengthen any weak area before going on to the next course section.

3. Shortage of Project Professionals with these Skills

Many if not most project teams lack someone with knowledge and skill in project financial metrics. This is one of the reasons for poor project selections, projects that don’t meet their objectives, and projects that are cancelled or considered a failure. This course provides knowledge and skills that can make a person stand out from others by having the ability to help prevent costly problems and achieve successful projects, which can boost a person's career and gain new job opportunities.