Project Cost Control Tools & Techniques Jason Owens‚ jason@jasonowens.com Scott Burke Matthew Krynovich DJ Mance Last Updated: 1/15/07 Project Cost Control Tools & Techniques Contributors: Introduction Owens‚ Jason‚ jason@jasonowens.com Burke‚ Scott Krynovich‚ Matthew Mance‚ DJ The formatting and minor edits of this document have been updated since its original creation. Contact information for some of the contributing authors has been removed for reasons of privacy
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Case #17 – The Investment Detective It is the job of every financial analyst to make sure solid recommendations are given to the Controller‚ CFO‚ or the Board of Directors. Sometimes it can be difficult to know which quantitative analysis to use and why to use a particular one. There are certain times when simply using the sum of the Cash Flows will be sufficient. For example‚ if you do not want to take into account the time/value of money‚ or factor in the risk of a project‚ then you could
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foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2011‚ second only to the United States. China’s high economic growth rate and the expansion of its domestic market help explain its optimism as an FDI destination; but foreign investors have concerns regarding potential investment returns with uncertainty about China’s willingness to offer a level playing field to domestic competitors. China has a legal and regulatory framework that provides the government with discretion to promote investment in specific regions
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Projects and Project ManagementOrganizational leaders are facing complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built
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major fiscal incentives provided by the Government of India and the State Governments‚ like‚ liberalization of external trade‚ elimination of duties on imports of information technology products‚ relaxation of controls on both inward and outward investments
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Net present value‚ internal rate of return‚ and profitability index are measures used to compare two mutually exclusive capital investment proposals. "SAI wants to increase market share and keep up with technology‚ which can be done by either expanding their existing Digital Imaging market share or by entering the Wireless Communication market‚" (UoP‚ 2007). Both alternatives have areas of opportunity as well as potential risks that the company will have to
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Investment Appraisal – Qualitative Factors Investment appraisal provides a scientific decision-making technique for managers and can‚ if used appropriately‚ improve the quality of decisions. However‚ as financial data do not always show the full picture‚ firms should not base their decisions solely on investment appraisal results. Qualitative Factors • The aims of the organisation. A profit-making firm will focus on the results of a financial investment appraisal‚ with companies experiencing
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“Traditional Investment Appraisal Techniques Cannot Cope With the Fast Changing Environment in Manufacturing Industry Today” Introduction “If you can ’t measure it‚ you can ’t manage it”. This basic principle of Peter Drucker is nowadays especially important when it comes to the valuation and management of strategic investments‚ which have the potential to bring sustainable change to the business processes of a company. When it comes to the process of assessing strategic investment proposals through
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direct investment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Foreign direct investment (FDI) or foreign investment refers to long term participation by country A into country B. It usually involves participation in management‚ joint-venture‚ transfer of technology and expertise. There are two types of FDI: inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment‚ resulting in a net FDI inflow (positive or negative) and "stock of foreign direct investment"‚ which
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Dowry system is when the bride’s family gives goods‚ money‚ or estate to her husband and his family during marriage (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). This practice is mostly common in South Asia‚ specifically the Indian culture (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). On the other hand is the practice of bride price system which is where the husband gives cattle‚ land or goods in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage (Schwimmer‚ 2002). This is mostly practiced in Africa among traditional households‚ where it
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