Business Planning Courses and Certifications

Foundations of Effective Business Planning

Build a business plan: define values, vision, mission and measurable goals, analyze industry structure, segment markets, profile competitors, and construct a SWOT analysis.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Create Compelling Business Cases

12 ratings at Coursera

Build a compelling business case: define the problem and stakeholders, craft the narrative, calculate ROI and payback period, assess risks, and weigh ethical implications.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Business Plans For Dummies

Build resilient business plans: analyze markets and competitors, model value creation, forecast and budget finances, and lead scaling, culture change, and continuous improvement.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Building Business Models and Financial Strategies

Build a business model around a value chain and value proposition, read income statements, balance sheets and cash-flow statements, and forecast, budget and compete strategically.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Business English: Planning & Negotiating

5 ratings

In this course, the context is hosting an event and finding an appropriate venue for it. You will learn language and strategies for successful negotiations culminating in a written announcement for an event.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Incident Response and Business Continuity Architecture Planning, Design and Implementation

In this course, you'll learn how to plan and implement incident response and business continuity in a cloud environment.

• Udacity
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Incident Response and Business Continuity Architecture Planning, Design and Implementation

Plan and implement cloud incident response and business continuity by defining roles, inventorying assets, and automating and validating runbooks.

• Udacity
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Goal-Setting & Planning to Grow Your Standout Business

23 ratings at CreativeLive

Goal-Setting & Planning to Grow Your Standout Business with Tara Gentile

• CreativeLive
• 5 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Powerful Business Planning

3 ratings at CreativeLive

Powerful Business Planning with Barbara Findlay Schenck

• CreativeLive
• 9 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Business Analysis Planning Workshop Course

2 ratings at Graduate School USA

Plan business analysis efforts, govern requirements, and build enterprise-level business cases that connect organizational needs to feasible solution roadmaps.

• Graduate School USA
• Self-Paced
• $1,399.00

Business Succession Planning

Prepare yourself to take a leadership role in this course.

• OpenLearning
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Savitribai Phule Pune University;  CEC

Business Planning & Project Management

Introduces business planning and project management, from forecasting and project selection through control, audit, and termination.

• Swayam
• 10 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

PRDV227: Introduction to Business Planning and Strategy

Learn how managers plan and develop strategy, set and achieve organizational goals and objectives, and connect planning to the direction of a business.

• Saylor University
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Learn to use IBM Planning Analytics Workspace to design budget and forecast models, build cube rules, automate with Turbo Integrator, and manage security.

• IBM Training
• 48 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Global Social Entrepreneurship

12 ratings

Develop and launch a social venture: identify the problem to solve, write mission and vision statements, choose a legal structure, and measure financial health and social impact.

• Independent
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate