Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is offering free online course on Business Model Testing. This business and management course will teach you how to stress test your business model.
In this eight-week course, applicants will learn how to stress test your business model to help you anticipate change and harness your business model’s success.This course will start on May 1, 2017.
Course At A Glance
Length: 8 weeks
Effort: 2-4 hours pw
Subject: Business and Management
Institution: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $49
Session: Course Starts on May 1, 2017
Providers’ Details
Delft University of Technology is the largest and oldest technological university in the Netherlands. Our research is inspired by the desire to increase fundamental understanding, as well as by societal challenges. We encourage our students to be independent thinkers so they will become engineers capable of solving complex problems. Our students have chosen Delft University of Technology because of our reputation for quality education and research.
About This Course
The world is changing rapidly and full of uncertainties. The future success of a business model depends on how well it is adapted to changing circumstances. Do you want to become aware of the relevant developments in technology, markets and society? And understand how this affects your business?
Why Take This Course?
This business and management course will teach you how to stress test your business model. You will learn how to identify the relevant trends and uncertainties and how they impact your business model. You will analyse the strong and weak parts of your business model and look for opportunities to make your business model more robust and future proof.
Learning Outcomes
- How to identify which trends and uncertainties will affect your business model
- Evaluate how robust your business model is given trends and uncertainties
- Formulate concrete actions to make your business model more robust
Instructors
Harry Bouwman
Harry Bouwman is a full professor at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and associate professor at Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. He is specialized in Business Models, BM Innovation and Mobile Applications.
Mark de Reuver
Mark de Reuver is associate professor at Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. He specializes on ICT platforms for enabling business model innovation. He is co-coordinator for ENVISION, a European-wide initiative to bring business model innovation to SMEs
Timber Haaker
Timber Haaker is senior advisor at InnoValor and senior researcher at Faculty TPM, TU Delft. He advices public and private organizations on business models and innovation management.
Requirements
Secondary school; basic notions about business and/or practical business experience.
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