Introduction To Project Appraisal and Finance (PA&F) : Centre For Financial Management, Bangalore 1
Introduction To Project Appraisal and Finance (PA&F) : Centre For Financial Management, Bangalore 1
Introduction To Project Appraisal and Finance (PA&F) : Centre For Financial Management, Bangalore 1
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique a collection of linked activities carried out in
product, service, or result. (PMI)
• Unique an organized manner with a clearly defined
• Temporary start point and finish point, to achieve some
• Start and end date specific results that satisfy the needs of an
• Define scope and resources organization as derived from the
organization’s current business plans.
Initiation
Execution
Importance
Physical, monetary and intangible assets
Long – term effects
Strategic investment and tactical investment
Irreversibility
Mandatory Investments
Substantial outlays
Replacement investments Difficulties
Expansion investments Measurement problems
Diversification investments Uncertainty
R & D investments Temporal spread
Miscellaneous investments
Analysis
Capital budgeting is the process in which a
business determines and evaluates potential
expenses or investments that are large in Selection
nature.
Financing
Potential Market
Operating Administrative Strategic Market Analysis
decisions decisions decisions
Market Share
Where is the decision taken Lower level Middle level Top level Technical Viability
management management management Technical Analysis
Sensible Choices
How structured is the decision Routine Semi-structured Unstructured Risk
Financial Analysis
Return
What is the level of resource Minor resource Moderate Major
Benefits and Costs in Shadow
commitment commitment resource resource
commitment commitment Economic Analysis Prices
Other Impacts
Environmental Damage
What is the time horizon Short-term Medium-term Long-term
Ecological Analysis
Restoration Measures
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“ The quest for value drives scarce resources to their Lack of uniformity in assumptions
most productive uses and their most efficient users. The Neglect of side effects
more effectively resources are deployed, the more robust No linkage between compensation and financial measures
will be the economic growth and the rate of
improvement in our standard of living.” Reverse financial engineering
Weak integration between capital budgeting and expense budgeting
Inadequate post - audits