The Fundamentals Of Project Evaluation

This workshop covers the concepts around the use of limited resources to attain important critical objectives of the organisation. It delves into the psychology of portfolio decision making and provides a holistic view of the hard and soft factors that influence decisions.

The workshop empowers delegates with the theory, terminology, tools, and skills to apply a mathematical approach to portfolio management; enabling them to select, organize and manage projects that align to the organizations business strategy.

Workshop Outline:

• Definition of an investment project
• Major types of investment projects
• Public and private-sector projects
• Basic information needed for project evaluation
• Project preparation and evaluation
• Fundamentals of project numerical evaluation
• Calculation of financial evaluation parameters such as payback period, ROI, NPV, IRR
• Portfolio management process, selection models, decision making, and portfolio balancing
• Investment profitability analysis
• Financial analysis

The Workshop Is Aimed At:

• All parties involved in any form of capital budgeting decision making
• Project management office (PMO) personnel
• Financial personnel
• Project personnel
• Portfolio managers
• Business unit managers
• Techno-economists
• Functional managers
• Anyone interested party wanting to understand higher level decision making within organisations