FinOps Budgeting

About Course
Introduction to Budgeting in the Enterprise Context | Strategic Financial Planning & Cloud Budgeting
Learn how to connect enterprise budgets with strategic goals. Master financial planning and cloud cost management for modern organizations.
Master the art of enterprise budgeting with strategic vision.
The course “Introduction to Budgeting in the Enterprise Context” teaches you how to transform budgets into a powerful tool that aligns finance, technology, and corporate strategy. Beyond numbers, you’ll learn to build the financial roadmap that translates a company’s vision into measurable results.
Throughout the program, you’ll understand how the hierarchical structure of enterprise budgeting works — from the overall corporate budget to IT budgets and their sub-layer of cloud budgeting — and how each level integrates to drive smarter, more strategic decision-making.
You will learn how to:
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Design strategic budgets that connect investment to business objectives.
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Manage technology costs effectively across cloud and on-premise environments.
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Apply financial planning principles to improve profitability and forecasting.
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Foster collaboration between finance, IT, and operations, ensuring unified spending visibility.
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Adapt to the new financial paradigm of CapEx to OpEx driven by cloud computing.
With a practical and up-to-date approach, this course prepares you to understand budgeting as the bridge between strategy, technology, and profitability. It’s ideal for finance professionals, IT leaders, and managers seeking to optimize resources and maximize impact.
Course Content
Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise Budgeting
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1.1 Introduction to Budgeting in the Enterprise Context
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1.2 The Structure and Hierarchy of Budgets (Enterprise > IT > Cloud)
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1.3 Strategic Financial Planning and Business Alignment
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1.4 The Role of Technology in Modern Enterprise Cost Structures
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Quiz
Module 2: The IT Budget: Planning, Governance, and Accountability
Module 3: Cloud Budgeting Within the FinOps Framework
Module 4: Planning your first Cloud Budget as FinOps Lead
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