Project Management and Appraisal
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9780198066903
Publication date:
15/04/2011
Paperback
608 pages
244.0x185.0mm
Price: 990.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198066903
Publication date:
15/04/2011
Paperback
608 pages
244.0x185.0mm
Project Management and Appraisal is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the requirements of postgraduate management students specializing in finance and operations. It aims to familiarize the readers with the core concepts of project management including its planning, execution, control, and appraisal.
Suitable for: A comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the requirements of postgraduate management students specializing in finance and operations.
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Description
Project Management and Appraisal is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the requirements of postgraduate management students specializing in finance and operations. It aims to familiarize the readers with the core concepts of project management including its planning, execution, control, and appraisal.
Written from a managerial perspective, the book is divided into four parts. Part I, Introduction to Project Management, gives an overview of project management, along with discussions on the phases, network diagrams, project scheduling, and the Microsoft Project software. Part II, Project Appraisal, elucidates the various appraisal methods in project scanning and ion, including technical, social, and financial appraisal. It also discusses the risk analysis models and includes a chapter on project appraisal in the international context. Part III, Project Planning, Execution, and Control, covers project life-cycle planning, and the reasons for cost and time over-run. This part also explores the execution, including budgeting and scheduling, and the importance of control and audit of a project. Part IV, Project Management—The Future, covers e-projects and discusses the prospects of project management.
Owing to its application-based approach, the book will be valuable for students as also a useful reference for professionals.
Table of contents
PART I INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1. Project Management-Functions, Attributes, and Processes
Chapter 2. Project Management-An Overview
PART II PROJECT APPRAISAL
Chapter 3. Generation of Project Ideas
Chapter 4. Various Appraisal Methods in Project Scanning and Selection
Chapter 5. Financial Appraisal in Project Scanning and Selection
Chapter 6. Selection of Exact Discount Factor
Chapter 7. Risk Analysis Models in Capital Budgeting
Chapter 8. Financial Forecasting
Chapter 9. Financing Strategies
Chapter 10. Real Options
Chapter 11. Handling Multiple Projects-Constraints and Solutions
Chapter 12. International Project Appraisal
PART III PROJECT PLANNING, EXECUTION, AND CONTROL
Chapter 13. Project Planning
Chapter 14. Project Execution
Chapter 15. Project Control and Audit
PART IV PROJECT MANAGEMENT-THE FUTURE
Chapter 16. Managing E-Projects
Chapter 17. Future of Project Management
Features
- Explains the concept of financial appraisal in project scanning and ion including the fundamentals of capital budgeting decisions comprehensively
- Includes recent examples such the Tata Nano, Delhi Metro, and Nayachar chemical hub projects
- Contains appendices on the regulatory framework in project appraisal, tables on the several discounted and compounded factors for various rate and time periods, and a detailed project report
- Provides critical thinking exercises and project assignments to enhance and hone the management skills of the readers
- Online Resource Centre: The following resources are available to support the student and faculty using this text:
- For Instructor:
- 1. Hints to Critical Thinking Exercises
- 2. Hints to Project Assignments
- 3. PowerPoint Presentations
- 4. Solutions to Case Studies
- 5. Solutions to Numerical Problems
- 6. Teaching notes
Description
Project Management and Appraisal is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the requirements of postgraduate management students specializing in finance and operations. It aims to familiarize the readers with the core concepts of project management including its planning, execution, control, and appraisal.
Written from a managerial perspective, the book is divided into four parts. Part I, Introduction to Project Management, gives an overview of project management, along with discussions on the phases, network diagrams, project scheduling, and the Microsoft Project software. Part II, Project Appraisal, elucidates the various appraisal methods in project scanning and ion, including technical, social, and financial appraisal. It also discusses the risk analysis models and includes a chapter on project appraisal in the international context. Part III, Project Planning, Execution, and Control, covers project life-cycle planning, and the reasons for cost and time over-run. This part also explores the execution, including budgeting and scheduling, and the importance of control and audit of a project. Part IV, Project Management—The Future, covers e-projects and discusses the prospects of project management.
Owing to its application-based approach, the book will be valuable for students as also a useful reference for professionals.
Read MoreTable of contents
PART I INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1. Project Management-Functions, Attributes, and Processes
Chapter 2. Project Management-An Overview
PART II PROJECT APPRAISAL
Chapter 3. Generation of Project Ideas
Chapter 4. Various Appraisal Methods in Project Scanning and Selection
Chapter 5. Financial Appraisal in Project Scanning and Selection
Chapter 6. Selection of Exact Discount Factor
Chapter 7. Risk Analysis Models in Capital Budgeting
Chapter 8. Financial Forecasting
Chapter 9. Financing Strategies
Chapter 10. Real Options
Chapter 11. Handling Multiple Projects-Constraints and Solutions
Chapter 12. International Project Appraisal
PART III PROJECT PLANNING, EXECUTION, AND CONTROL
Chapter 13. Project Planning
Chapter 14. Project Execution
Chapter 15. Project Control and Audit
PART IV PROJECT MANAGEMENT-THE FUTURE
Chapter 16. Managing E-Projects
Chapter 17. Future of Project Management
