PM408 - Strategic Financial Leadership
Program Description
Every project has one thing in common: money. Whether you're managing a small internal project or a large multi-year initiative, understanding how to plan, track, and talk about project finances is key to success.
This hands-on 4-hour session gives project managers like you the financial know-how you need to feel confident about budgets, forecasts, and financial reports. You'll learn what's expected of you, how to build a solid business case, and how to keep your project's financials on track — all with simple, practical tools you can start using right away.
You can earn 4 PDHs toward your PMP certification with this workshop.
What You'll Learn:
By the end of the workshop, you'll be able to:
- Build and manage a realistic project budget.
- Track spending and identify financial issues early.
- Explain project financials clearly to stakeholders.
- Apply earned value concepts in real-world projects.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is a great fit for:
- Project managers and team leads who want to boost their financial confidence.
- Anyone new to managing project budgets or reporting on project costs.
- Business analysts or coordinators supporting project planning and tracking.
- Anyone who wants to better understand how project decisions affect the bottom line.
Course Outline
- Project Finance Basics and PM Responsibilities
- Building Project Budgets and Business Cases
- Financial Tracking and Reporting
- Earned Value Fundamentals and Practical Application

Eric Saeger, MS, MBA, PMP is a project management professional, engineer, and educator with extensive experience leading global projects and business strategy. As a Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, he develops and teaches courses in Project Management for Engineers and Engineering Economics, specializing in waterfall, hybrid, and agile methodologies.