University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization

Get ahead with key business and technical skills. Understand how current technologies are changing industry and create strategy to transform your business

Michael Lenox
Jared Harris
Rav Ahuja

Instructors: Michael Lenox +4 more

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(490 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand the value of data and how the rapid growth of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing are transforming business.

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Data Visualization
  • Category: Statistical Analysis
  • Category: Generative AI Agents
  • Category: Data Analysis
  • Category: Cloud Services
  • Category: Extract, Transform, Load
  • Category: Competitive Analysis
  • Category: Cloud Security
  • Category: Digital Transformation
  • Category: Data Integrity
  • Category: Product Lifecycle Management
  • Category: Data Science

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explain the fundamental concepts and applications of AI in various domains.

  • Describe the core principles of machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks, and apply them to real-world scenarios.

  • Analyze the role of generative AI in transforming business operations, identifying opportunities for innovation and process improvement.

  • Design a generative AI solution for an organizational challenge, integrating ethical considerations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: OpenAI
Category: Natural Language Processing
The Strategist's Challenge

The Strategist's Challenge

Course 25 hours

What you'll learn

  • Develop your ability to think strategically, analyze the competitive environment, and recommend firm positioning and value creation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Analysis
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Business Economics
Category: Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Organizational Strategy

What you'll learn

  • Explain what Data Analytics is and the key steps in the Data Analytics process

  • Differentiate between different data roles such as Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Describe the different types of data structures, file formats, and sources of data

  • Describe the data analysis process involving collecting, wrangling, mining, and visualizing data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Big Data
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Mining
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Data Science
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Warehousing

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: DevOps
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Cloud Solutions
Category: Public Cloud
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the “digital transformation stack” - infrastructure, technology, business functions, and strategy

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Business Economics
Category: Innovation
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Business Solutions

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Infrastructure Security
Category: Business Technologies
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Information Technology
Category: Information Technology Architecture
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Data Security
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Business Process

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Instructors

Michael Lenox
Michael Lenox
24 Courses577,461 learners
Jared Harris
Jared Harris
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
10 Courses253,858 learners
Rav Ahuja
Rav Ahuja
IBM
56 Courses4,052,922 learners

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