Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive
Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive
Tracks
Management and Leadership
Certificate Credits
2.0 EEUs
Topics
- Digital Business & IT
- Financial Management
- Global Economics & Markets
- Business Analytics
Course Highlights
- Provides senior technical managers with the financial concepts, strategies, and tools needed to deal more effectively with corporate financial management
- Learn how funding decisions are made and how you can influence those decisions by applying financial principles to project evaluation and resource allocation
- Earn a certificate of course completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management
Why attend Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive?
This finance for executives program is designed to provide senior technical managers with the financial concepts, strategies, and tools needed to deal more effectively with corporate financial management. Course curriculum focuses on the fundamentals of finance and financial principles for project evaluation, funding, and resource allocation, helping leaders to work more effectively with financial decision makers and apply the principles of finance to short-term and long-range goals.
Today's technical executive must be able to use finance to persuade corporate financial officers to fund projects as well as use financial tools to address senior management's concerns about risk. Focused on basic principles of accounting and financial decision making for managers, this program will help transform a technical manager’s ability to manage and advocate for both day-to-day and long-term activities.
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Upon successful completion of your course, you will earn a certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management. This course may also count toward MIT Sloan Executive Certificate requirements.
This interactive, hands-on course will enable participants to:
- Understand how funding decisions are made and how they can influence those decisions by applying financial principles to project evaluation and resource allocation
- Learn how to assess projects for their potential economic value
- Conduct discounted cash flow (DCF) valuations
Hear from a past participant:
Sample Schedule—Subject to Change
This program is designed for:
- Executives who manage project teams and departments
- Technical professionals involved with R&D, product and software design, engineering, and other scientific and technical work.
Past participants have included key members of technical management, such as:
- CIOs
- Chief technologists
- Head scientists
- R&D and product development directors
- Engineering and manufacturing vice presidents
- Corporate strategists
- Project managers
- Systems information managers
No advanced quantitative skills are required, but participants should bring calculators.
Hear from a past participant:
Tracks
Management and Leadership
Certificate Credits
2.0 EEUs
Topics
- Digital Business & IT
- Financial Management
- Global Economics & Markets
- Business Analytics