Blockchain Training: An Overview for Business Professionals

This course is designed for non-technical business executives and leadership who are tasked with making decisions about leveraging Blockchain technology within their businesses.

This course is specifically designed to answer the following questions:

• What is Blockchain? (What exactly is it?)
• Non-Technical Technology Overview (How does it work?)
• Benefits of Blockchain (Why should anyone consider this?)
• Use Cases (Where and for what apps is it appropriate?)
• Adoption (Who is using it and for what?)
• Implementation (How do I get started?)
• Costs (What does it costs to use this technology?)
• Future of Blockchain (What is its future?)

What is Blockchain?

• Technology overview
• History of Blockchain
• Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin) and Blockchain

Non-Technical Technology Overview

• Cryptography for executives
• Key concepts
• Public ledgers
• Hashes and block hashes
• Distributed and peer-to-peer technologies
• Digital tokens
• Smart contracts
• Bitcoin mining
• Authorization and authentication
• Security

Benefits of Blockchain – Myths and Facts

• Benefits of Blockchain and myths and facts
• Value of Blockchain
• Value of smart contracts
• Role and value of digital tokens
• Common misconceptions about Blockchain
• Limitations

Use Cases

• When is it appropriate or not appropriate to use Blockchain
• Digital wallets and payment systems
• Money transfers
• Transaction tracking and management
• Record keeping
• Asset management
• Financial settlements
• Securities transactions
• Contracts

Industry Adoption

• Who is using it and for what?
• Financial Services
• Banking
• Securities and Trading
• Real Estate
• Education
• Technology
• Legal
• Insurance
• Healthcare
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Governments

Implementation

• How do I get started?
• Requirements definition and business use case
• Proof of concept development
• Tools and technology infrastructure
• Deployment strategy
• Costs What does it cost to use this technology?

Future of Blockchain

• What is its future?
• Industry outlooks

There is no course prerequisites.