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ESI Business Skills courses provide technical and specialized professionals with the relevant, practical business skills they need to align projects with broader organizational objectives. Develop a "business mindset" and improve interpersonal business skills, business communication skills, critical business thinking skills and problem solving skills.
   
 

Business Skills Courses

For many people, there is an undeniable gap between technical, specialized skills and “business skills.” As many organizations have found, specialized or technically based professionals often make ideal business managers. Without the right level of business skills, technical professionals cannot be completely effective.

Core Business Skill Courses

The core courses in ESI's Business Skills Training Program represent the knowledge essential for a broad, defined business aptitude. As you work through the curriculum, mastering such tasks as thinking more critically, communicating for higher impact and making sounder financial decisions, you'll see that each course has been specifically geared to expand upon your background and skills as a technical or specialized professional.

  Establishing a Business Mindset
  High-Impact Communication
  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  Budget and Financial Management
  Coaching and Mentoring for Improved Performance
  Taking Charge of Organizational Change

Business Skills Electives

The elective courses in ESI's Business Skills Training Program are designed to round out your general business mindset as a technical or specialized professional. Regardless of which elective course you choose to include in your Business Skills Training Program, you'll be adding valuable skills and knowledge to your business mindset cache.

  Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
  Business Process Analysis, Innovation and Design
  Making Effective Presentations: Fundamentals


Who Needs Business Skills?

ESI’s Business Skills courses are designed to meet the specific needs of technical and specialized professional, including:

  Project Managers and Team Leads
  IT Managers
  Business Analysts
  Program Managers
  Project Team Members, Specialists and Coordinators
  Technical Managers
  Contract Managers and Administrators
  Analysts
  Acquisition and Procurement Managers

How You'll Learn

When you come to class, you'll find out how top-notch professionals in all kinds of industries are managing their projects. You'll swap stories of success and discuss when and where projects have failed in the past. And you'll network and build professional contacts you can call on long after class is over. You'll obtain insights from instructors who have years of project management experience. Most importantly, you'll work together to use ESI's project management techniques to solve problems and analyze case studies. ESI teaches you project success through teamwork.

Professional Certificate in Business Skills