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Analyze Cases & Evaluate Models in Finance

This course is part of Board-Ready Numbers: Reporting, Dashboards, and Storytelling Specialization

Instructor: LearningMate

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Create a critique and revision of a complex financial model by analyzing case studies and applying a systematic quality assurance framework.

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This course is part of the Board-Ready Numbers: Reporting, Dashboards, and Storytelling Specialization

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There are 3 modules in this course

Analyze Cases, Evaluate Models, Finance is an intermediate-to-advanced course for financial professionals who need to move beyond model creation to master the critical art of model auditing. In a world where a single flawed assumption can cost millions, this course equips you with a systematic framework to ensure financial models are accurate, defensible, and reliable.

Across three modules, you'll first deconstruct cases like WeWorks to pinpoint the red flags and flawed assumptions behind valuation disasters. Then, you'll get hands-on with a professional QA checklist, learning to audit a model’s structural integrity and logical consistency. Finally, you will synthesize these skills by performing a complete model revision and using data storytelling to present your findings persuasively. You'll prove your mastery in a final project, delivering a full critique and revision of a flawed retail-chain model to a professional standard.

Module details

This module immerses learners in the critical skill of financial investigation. By dissecting famous real-world financial disasters such as Enron and WeWork, learners will develop a sharp eye for detecting flawed assumptions and structural weaknesses. The focus is on building the analytical muscle needed to question the story a model is telling and understand how minor errors can lead to catastrophic valuation failures.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

In this module, learners transition from diagnosing problems to using professional tools to solve them. The focus is on mastering a professional-grade quality assurance (QA) checklist to systematically audit a financial model for structural integrity, logical consistency, and documentation quality. This module is intensely practical, preparing learners for the comprehensive revision they will undertake in the final module.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 10 minutes

Why Checklists Matter: The Cost of "Good Enough"5 minutes
From Gut Feeling to Evidence: The Three Pillars of Model Auditing5 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

The QA Checklist in Practice: The LTCM Lesson10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 25 minutes

Hands-On Learning: Practice Audit: Applying the QA Checklist20 minutes
Knowledge Check: First-Pass Audit5 minutes

This module is about synthesis and communication. Learners will bring together the diagnostic skills and the QA framework to perform a complete audit and revision. Crucially, they will focus on the art of "data storytelling"—crafting a clear, defensible critique supported by visual evidence that justifies their revisions to stakeholders.