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    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Query Languages, Databases

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • e

      emlyon business school

      Effectuation : l'entrepreneuriat pour tous

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business, Stakeholder Management, Innovation, Business Strategies, Risk Management, Process Development, Business Risk Management, Decision Making, Resource Management, Action Oriented

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      227 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      D

      Dell

      Dell Technologies Technical Customer Support Specialist

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Network Troubleshooting, Customer Relationship Building, Computer Security Incident Management, Desktop Support, Incident Response, Professional Development, Continuous Improvement Process, Cybersecurity, Process Improvement, Performance Metric, Software Architecture, Technical Support, Computer Hardware, Cyber Attacks, Customer experience improvement, Digital Transformation, Operating Systems, Lifelong Learning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      B

      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Gestión con enfoque en riesgos en proyectos de desarrollo

      Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Continuous Monitoring, Project Management, Project Planning, Decision Making, Prioritization

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      90 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      A

      Arizona State University

      Strategic Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Analysis, Trend Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Intelligence, Performance Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of California, Irvine

      Budgétisation et planification de projets

      Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Project Controls, Project Planning, Cost Estimation, Project Estimation, Milestones (Project Management), Project Management, Scheduling, Quality Management, Timelines, Budgeting, Work Breakdown Structure, Resource Allocation, Resource Management, Matrix Management, Dependency Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      185 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      G

      Google Cloud

      Detect, Respond, and Recover from Cloud Cybersecurity Attacks

      Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, Continuous Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Incident Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Security Controls, Threat Management, System Monitoring, IT Automation, Record Keeping, Problem Management

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Data Mining Project

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Big Data, Data Processing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Analysis, Technical Writing, Algorithms

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Meta

      Database Engineer Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Database Design, Git (Version Control System), Database Development, MySQL, Databases, Database Application, Data Visualization Software, Version Control, SQL, Tableau Software, Data Modeling, Transaction Processing, Python Programming

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      63 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Project Management Principles

      Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Systems Thinking, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Communications, Team Building, Project Risk Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Risk Management, Leadership, Governance, Change Management

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      PMP Formulas

      Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Project Schedules, Excel Formulas, Procurement, Scheduling, Financial Analysis, Project Performance, Spreadsheet Software, Cost Management, Project Estimation, Microsoft Excel, Investment Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Return On Investment, Variance Analysis, Forecasting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Leeds

      An Introduction to Logic for Computer Science

      Skills you'll gain: Logical Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Computational Logic, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

    • Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision: Coursera Project Network
    • Effectuation : l'entrepreneuriat pour tous: emlyon business school
    • Dell Technologies Technical Customer Support Specialist: Dell
    • Gestión con enfoque en riesgos en proyectos de desarrollo: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Strategic Thinking: Arizona State University
    • Budgétisation et planification de projets: University of California, Irvine
    • Detect, Respond, and Recover from Cloud Cybersecurity Attacks: Google Cloud
    • Data Mining Project: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Database Engineer Capstone: Meta
    • Project Management Principles: Microsoft

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