Asserting the Profitability of an Investment Project

Overview

Forecast profitability of projects is a key factor to their adoption as companies look to ensure that their budgets are used as effectively as possible. Project or operations managers need to understand the criteria that define profitability to successfully present a project to the key budget holders, such as a company investment committee.

This course will enable you to evaluate the forecast profitability of a project and present the profitability indicators effectively to encourage adoption.

Learning Objectives

•  Identify the importance of investment profitability calculations and the investment selection procedure
•  Evaluate variations in cash flow, investments and project operations
•  Use and interpret profitability criteria

Programme

This e-learning course contains the following:

1. Approaching a project from a financial perspective
2. The notions of time, value of money and discounting
3. Familiarising yourself with profitability criteria the profitability of sales