Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan
In this fourth and final course of the specialization, you will synthesize your learning into a Strategic Action Plan. The goals of this course are twofold: One, it’s for you to identify a specific need or problem within the financial services industry that can potentially be solved using blockchain technology. Two, it’s for you to investigate possible solutions to this problem, and to develop a strategic plan for how these solutions might be executed. You will accomplish different project milestones each week, and will be introduced to several tools to organize your findings.
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In this fourth and final course of the specialization, you will synthesize your learning into a Strategic Action Plan. The goals of this course are twofold: One, it’s for you to identify a specific need or problem within the financial services industry that can potentially be solved using blockchain technology. Two, it’s for you to investigate possible solutions to this problem, and to develop a strategic plan for how these solutions might be executed. You will accomplish different project milestones each week, and will be introduced to several tools to organize your findings. Throughout this process, you will hear from real-world practitioners who have hands-on experience in the blockchain ecosystem. Additionally, by participating in this course you will gain access to our Blockchain Case Commons—a crowdsourced collection of blockchain applications and use-cases spanning multiple industries. As an outcome of this course, you will walk away with a consolidated, peer-reviewed Strategic Action Plan, which you can use to pitch your idea to your organization and/or potential investors.الوحدات
Course Introduction
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- Introduction
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- Course Introduction
- Instructor Introduction
Industry Transformations
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Readings
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- Blockchain Transformations of Financial Services
- Practitioner Perspective: Rob Carter, CIO at FedEx
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- Industry Transformations
Blockchain Case Commons
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- How to Use the Blockchain Case Commons
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- Introduction to the Blockchain Case Commons
Exploring Your Market
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Assignment
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- Reflection: Exploratory Market Research
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- Practitioner Perspective: Mihai Alisie, Co-founder of Ethereum, CEO at AKASHA
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- Exploratory Market Research
- Conducting Preliminary Market Research
Competition
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- How to Perform a Competitive Analysis
Project Milestone: Industry Analysis
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PeerReview
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Peer Review
- Industry Analysis
Problems that Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
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Discussion
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- Problems in Your Market Segment
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- Module Overview: Problems that Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
- Practitioner Perspective: Soumak Chatterjee, Partner, Deloitte Canada
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- Problems That Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
Practitioner Perspectives: Problem Solving with Blockchain
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- Soumak Chatterjee, Partner, Deloitte Canada
- Rob Carter, CIO at FedEx
- Will Harborne, Director of Operations at Ethfinex
- Hariton Korizis, Co-founder & Chief Architect at ResonanceX
- Yaniv Neu-Ner, Founder at Counter
- Siddharth Singhal, APAC Business Development & Strategic Relations at R3
- Oleg Fomenko, Co-founder of Sweatcoin
- Ana Trbovich, Co-founder and COO at Grid Singularity
Selecting a Problem
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- How to Use a Decision Matrix
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- How To Write a Good Problem Statement
- Blockchain Brainstorm
- Problem Solving With Blockchain
- Decision Matrix
- Statement of Benefit
Project Milestone: Opportunity Identification
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PeerReview
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- Opportunity Identification
Positioning Your Idea
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- Module Overview: Positioning
- Practitioner Perspective: Rolf Hoefer, Keyless Technologies
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- Positioning Your Idea
- Strategic Positioning of Your Organization
Project Milestone: Positioning
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- Positioning
Executing Your Idea
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- Module Overview: Execution Plan
- Practitioner Perspective: Ana Trbovich, Co-founder and COO at Grid Singularity
- Practitioner Perspective: Massimo Morini, Head of Interest Rate & Credit Models, Banca IMI
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- Business Model Considerations
- Operational Considerations
Project Roadmap & Budget
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- Work Breakdown Structure
- Time Management
- Project Cost Estimation
Project Milestone: Execution Plan
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- Execution Plan
Final Deliverable
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- Strategic Action Plan
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- Preparing Your Final Deliverable
Reflection & Wrap-up
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- Course Wrap-Up
- Specialization Wrap-Up
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Unlock the potential of blockchain in financial services with this comprehensive course. Led by industry experts, you'll identify and solve real-world problems using blockchain technology. Develop a strategic action plan, access valuable tools, and benefit from peer reviews. Ideal for professionals in IT and finance, this course offers flexible subscription options on Coursera.
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