Strategic planning courses can help you learn goal setting, resource allocation, risk assessment, and performance measurement. You can build skills in SWOT analysis, scenario planning, and aligning organizational objectives with actionable strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Gantt charts, balanced scorecards, and project management software, which aid in visualizing timelines, tracking progress, and ensuring that strategic initiatives are effectively implemented.

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cryptography, Security Testing, Application Security, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, Brute-force attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, AI Integrations, Exploitation techniques, Test Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Recognizing Others, Smart Goals, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Surveys, Employee Performance Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Constructive Feedback, Team Collaboration, Goal Setting, People Development, Empathy, Coaching, Business Communication, Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), User Research, UI/UX Research, Web Design and Development, User Centered Design, Design Strategies, Persona Development, Design Research, Mockups, Usability Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Target Audience
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Performance Management, Financial Data, Performance Metric, Operating Budget, Cost Management, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Organizational Structure, Decision Making
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Maintenance, Repair, and Facility Services, Geospatial Information and Technology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Personalization, Feature Engineering, Personalized Service, Customer Insights, Generative AI, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Transformation, Generative Model Architectures, Customer Engagement, Marketing Strategies, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Predictive Modeling, Responsible AI, Predictive Analytics, Trend Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Goldman Sachs
Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, Business Planning, Feasibility Studies, Growth Strategies, Business Development, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics, Goal Setting, Peer Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Market Research, Data Collection, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Business Research, Quantitative Research, Market Data, Marketing, Market Intelligence, Research Methodologies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Marketing, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Budgeting, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Performance Metric, Business Planning, Cross-Channel Marketing, Target Market, Customer Engagement, Planning, Drive Engagement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Copenhagen
Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Maternal Health, Child Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Infectious Diseases, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Water Resources, Health Promotion, Social Determinants Of Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, Environmental Policy, Sanitation, Environmental Issue, Family Planning, Nutrition and Diet, Injury Prevention
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Campaign Management, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Campaign Planning, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), HubSpot CRM, Performance Analysis, Target Audience, Marketing Analytics, Workflow Management, Performance Metric, Content Scheduling, Verification And Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Credit Risk, Financial Modeling, Operational Risk, Risk Management, Operational Analysis, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Statistical Modeling, Financial Market, Financial Management, Market Analysis, Financial Analysis, Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Statistical Methods, Decision Making, Statistical Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks