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Project and Stress-Test Financial Plans

This course is part of Quantitative Finance & Risk Modeling Specialization

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 hours to complete

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Financial plans are only as strong as the assumptions behind them. In this hands-on course, learners build a multi-year P&L projection that connects top-down market forecasts with bottom-up sales and cost assumptions, and then stress-test the plan to evaluate resilience under pressure. By the end of the course, learners will confidently model revenue and expenses over three years, run downside scenarios, and propose margin-preserving actions—all core skills for analysts and managers in FP&A, strategy, or operations.

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6 videos2 readings3 assignments

6 videosTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to Project and Stress-Test Financial Plans4 minutes
Integrating Top-Down and Bottom-Up Forecasts4 minutes
Case: Building a 3-Year P&L in Excel12 minutes
Building and Running Stress Tests5 minutes
Case: Revenue Decline Scenario and EBITDA Impact12 minutes
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 16 minutes

Building a Reliable Forecast Model8 minutes
Financial Resilience: Interpreting Variances and Sensitivity8 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 85 minutes

Hands-on Activity: Develop a 3-Year P&L Forecast from Market Growth and Sales Inputs30 minutes
Hands-on Activity: Stress-Test Your 3-Year Plan30 minutes
Graded Quiz: Integrated Financial Planning Challenge25 minutes