Blockchain in Financial Services: Strategic Action Plan
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Course Summary
This course offers an in-depth understanding of blockchain technology and its potential applications in various industries. It covers strategic planning and implementation of blockchain solutions for businesses of all sizes.Key Learning Points
- Learn the fundamentals of blockchain technology
- Understand the potential applications of blockchain in various industries
- Develop a strategic action plan for implementing blockchain solutions in your business
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the potential of blockchain technology
- Develop a strategic action plan for implementing blockchain solutions
- Identify business applications of blockchain technology
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of technology and business
- Willingness to learn about blockchain technology
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
Similar Courses
- Blockchain Basics
- Blockchain for Business
Related Education Paths
Related Books
Description
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.
Knowledge
- Identify new ideas or opportunities for blockchain within the financial services industry
- Explain how you will position your idea, including how your idea will create new value for your customers
- Identify the business model decisions that would need to be made in order to assess the feasibility of your idea
- Develop an execution plan for your idea, including a budget and project roadmap, and consolidate your work into a coherent Strategic Action Plan
Outline
- Industry Analysis
- Course Introduction
- Instructor Introduction
- Blockchain Transformations of Financial Services
- Practitioner Perspective: Rob Carter, CIO at FedEx
- How to Use the Blockchain Case Commons
- Practitioner Perspective: Mihai Alisie, Co-founder of Ethereum, CEO at AKASHA
- Industry Transformations
- Introduction to the Blockchain Case Commons
- Exploratory Market Research
- Conducting Preliminary Market Research
- How to Perform a Competitive Analysis
- Reflection: Exploratory Market Research
- Opportunity Identification
- Module Overview: Problems that Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
- Practitioner Perspective: Soumak Chatterjee, Partner, Deloitte Canada
- 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
- How to Use a Decision Matrix
- Problems That Blockchain Can and Cannot Solve
- How To Write a Good Problem Statement
- Blockchain Brainstorm
- Problem Solving With Blockchain
- Decision Matrix
- Statement of Benefit
- Positioning
- Module Overview: Positioning
- Practitioner Perspective: Rolf Hoefer, Keyless Technologies
- Positioning Your Idea
- Strategic Positioning of Your Organization
- Execution Plan
- 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
- Business Model Considerations
- Operational Considerations
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Time Management
- Project Cost Estimation
- Final Deliverable
- Preparing Your Final Deliverable
- Course Wrap-Up
- Specialization Wrap-Up
Summary of User Reviews
Coursera's Blockchain Strategic Action Plan course has received positive reviews from users. Many users have found the course to be informative, practical and engaging. The course has a high overall rating.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course provides practical applications of blockchain technology.Pros from User Reviews
- Informative and practical content
- Engaging course structure
- Experienced instructors
- High-quality video lectures
- Interactive assignments
Cons from User Reviews
- Lack of depth in some topics
- Limited interaction with instructors
- Course material may be outdated
- Some technical difficulties reported
- High workload for some learners
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