Projects: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation and Review

Description

The ninth edition of Projects is a comprehensive and up-to-date text that discusses key principles and techniques for evaluating capital expenditure proposals, as well as strategic, qualitative and organizational considerations impacting capital budgeting decisions.

The book presents the entire gamut of capital budgeting and suggest ways of improving its practices. It is the most contemporary Indian book available that describes and evaluates business practices in various areas. It helps readers develop a thorough understanding of the theories and concepts in a systematic way.

Key Features

• Substantial revision of several chapters
• New section: Infrastructure Projects and Public Private Partnerships and Evaluation and Financing of Infrastructure Projects
• Nine new appendixes such as: Appendix 2C—Five Principles of Capital Allocation; Appendix 2D—Personality Traits and Capital Management; Appendix 7B—Microsoft as a Financial Calculator; Appendix 7C—XNPV and XIRR; Appendix 10B—Cost of Capital in Practice, etc.
• Dedicated chapter on Venture Capital and Private Equity for professional readers and courses.
• Updated and expanded ancillary web material for students and instructors

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Strategy and Resource Allocation
3. Generation and Screening of Project Ideas
4. Market and Demand Analysis
5. Technical Analysis
6. Financial Estimates and Projections
7. New Product Information
8. The Time Value of Money
9. Investment Criteria
10. Project Cash Flows
11. Project Risk Analysis
12. Project Rate of Return
13. Special Decisions Situations
14. Social Cost Benefit Analysis
15. Multiple Projects and Constraints
16. Valuation of Real Options
17. Judgemental, Behavioural, Strategic, and Organisational Considerations
18. Financing of Projects
19. Venture Capital and Private Equity
20. Infrastructure Projects and Public-Private Partnerships
21. Evaluation and Financing of Infrastructure Projects
22. Project Management
23. Network Techniques for Project Management
24. Project Review and Administrative Aspects
25. Appendix A: Tables
26. Appendix B: Assessing the Tax Burden
27. Appendix C: Environmental Impact Assessment
28. Appendix D: Detailed Project Report
29. Bibliography
30. Index