Transferable skills · Microsoft
AI Evaluation and Investment Decisions
Ten modules assess AI maturity and use cases, rank investments, compare buying and extending, estimate total costs, review risks/ROI, and define quality measures. A Vantara Group authorization memo integrates financial and governance decisions. The course certificate is separate from an external Microsoft exam.
Taught work
What this training covers
- Ten modules assess AI maturity and use cases, rank investments, compare buying and extending, estimate total costs, review risks/ROI, and define quality measures. A Vantara Group authorization memo integrates financial and governance decisions. The course certificate is separate from an external Microsoft exam.
Source observed 2026-10-11
How you practice
- Practice approach: Eighteen assignments including four 20-minute hands-on activities and a 90-minute Executive Review and Authorization Memo.
- The provider’s activity descriptions list assignments. Confirm assessment and feedback terms with the provider.
Source observed 2026-10-11
Fit & requirements
Nonprofit task fit — editorial interpretation
- Prepare an AI-investment authorization memo including verification labor and lifecycle costs.
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Prerequisites
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Provider skill level
- Beginner
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Audience and scope
- Execution requires appropriate access to the named tools and authorized data
- Named course activities do not establish observed learner performance.
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Learning cost
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Price source observed 2026-10-11
Delivery
- Online flexible self-paced course or guided project
Source observed 2026-10-11
Time commitment
- Advertised duration: 7 hours to complete
- Module estimates: Module 1: 23 minutes to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 2: 1 hour to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 3: 22 minutes to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 4: 1 hour to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 5: 25 minutes to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 6: 1 hour to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 7: 22 minutes to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 8: 1 hour to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 9: 1 hour to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Module estimates: Module 10: 2 hours to complete (advertised study estimate)
- Scope: Overview and module estimates describe study effort
- Video runtimes are listed separately.
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- Module 1 video runtime: 9 minutes
- Module 2 video runtime: 9 minutes
- Module 3 video runtime: 8 minutes
- Module 4 video runtime: 7 minutes
- Module 5 video runtime: 10 minutes
- Module 6 video runtime: 8 minutes
- Module 7 video runtime: 8 minutes
- Module 8 video runtime: 7 minutes
- Module 9 video runtime: 8 minutes
Source observed 2026-10-11
Access & dates
- Access model: FAQ distinguishes paid Certificate experience, eligible trial and possible non-certificate option
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Software & other costs
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Certificate & completion
- Shareable Coursera completion certificate advertised
Source observed 2026-10-11
Instruction language
English · provider declared
Sources & current terms
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- Provider course information · observed 2026-10-11