Typical business-case topics include: •Executive Summary •Business Opportunity •Alternatives •Benefits •Costs •Financial Analysis •Assumptions •Constraints •Market Analysis •Organizational Considerations •Sensitivity Analysis •Project Description •Implementation Plan •Recommendations The executive summary highlights the key points in the business case. These include important benefits and the return on investment. The business opportunity describes the motivation
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Stern School of Business – Undergraduate Division International Study Project (Spring 2007) Latin American Division http://sternclasses.nyu.edu Instructors (jointly teaching all four sections) |Name |Sunder Narayanan |V. Srivatsan | |Office |901 Tisch |KMC 8-85
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Policy & Strategy Spring Quarter, 2013—2 April/13 June Instructor: Dr. Darrel A. (Del) Mank dmank@scu.edu Cell Phone: 408-605-3983 Office Hours: By appointment Office: Room 321W Lucas Hall Class Days: TTh Class Period: 5:45pm—7:00pm Class Room: 310 Lucas Hall Text: Schilling, Melissa A.; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT of TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 4th Edition, 2013 ISBN 978-0-07-802923-3 Cases* Hewlett-Packard Merced Division SAP
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the firm’s future free cash flows. In practice, project cash flows are analyzed to determine what projects the firm will invest in, and then the sum of those investments, and the cash flows they produce, will in the future be reflected in the firm’s FCFs. If a firm identifies and then invests in positive NPV projects, this will increase the value of its operations as determined by the FCF model. The central issue is analyzing individual projects, and here the key factor is assessing the cash flows
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Chapter 2 organization strategy and project selection Chapter Outline 1. The Strategic Management Process: An Overview A. Four Activities of the Strategic Management Process 2. The Need for a Project Portfolio Management System A. Problem 1: The Implementation Gap B. Problem 2: Organizational Politics C. Problem 3: Resource Conflicts and Multitasking 3. A Portfolio Management System A. Classification of the Project 4. Selection Criteria A. Financial Criteria
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solving and decision-making abilities in the real life business situations. Pedagogical Methods: The course employs a balanced mix of lectures/class discussions and cases /assignments/projects. Class lectures and discussions provide an exposition of key concepts, and are supported by current marketing practices. The cases/assignments/projects provide an opportunity to apply the theories, concepts, and analytical devices developed in the lectures. Lecture / Class Discussion: This time will be devoted to
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Company Overview In the first part of our analysis, we give a brief introduction about Target Corporation and its main competitors, Costco and Wal-Mart, so that we can set some decision rules to allocate the resources. Target Corporation Brand Strategy Target Corporation has a very strong brand, and their logo is recognized by more than 97% of the United States population. One of Target’s strength is that the corporation has more than 1,750 stores in the United States, and it has store in almost
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Introduction of Project Management Although project management history starts further back in latter 19th century modern project management began in the early 1960s. The need of the project management increased with the development of business around projects and to communicate and co-ordinate work across departments and people. According to the PMBOK (2008) project defines as "temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service.Temparary means that every project has a definite
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considerations in estimating net cash flows, and explain the four major ways that project cash flow differs from accounting income. • Define the following terms: relevant cash flow, incremental cash flow, sunk cost, opportunity cost, externalities, and cannibalization. • Identify the three categories to which incremental cash flows can be classified. • Analyze an expansion project and make a decision whether the project should be accepted on the basis of standard capital budgeting techniques
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Semester X, 20XX BSMAN3005 Project Management Student Number __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Family Name _______________________ First Name _______________________ Federation Business School EXAMINATION Semester X, 20XX BSMAN3005 Project Management Examination Duration: 150 minutes Reading Time: Total Marks: 30 10 minutes EXAMINATION RULES Exam Conditions: 1. Do not detach any portion of the examination paper. This is a THEORY examination This is a
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