8. Plan what you DO and DoPlan what you DO and Do
what you Planedwhat you Planed
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9. Project initiation
• . Business Case
Project initiation
– It provides the necessary information from a business
standpoint whether or not the project is worth the required
investment
F E t l P j t Th B i b i d f– For External Projects, The Business case can be received from
the requesting organization or customer as part of bid
document
– The business case is created as a result of one or more of theThe business case is created as a result of one or more of the
following
• Market Demand
• Organizational Need
• Customer Request
• Technological Advance
• Legal Requirement
• Social Need• Social Need
11. Feasibility Study
• Marketing Study
Feasibility Study
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– Is There a market for the product of this project
• Market gap analysis
• Demand forecasting
• Technical Analysis and alternatives• Technical Analysis and alternatives
– What are the possible options to build this project
• Location
• Technology
• Raw MaterialRaw Material
• Labor
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12. Feasibility Study
• Economical Analysis
Feasibility Study
co o ca a ys s
– Cash Flow Projections
• Cash out:
– Initial Investment
– Operation costs throughout the project lifetime
• Expected Income (Revenues) Throughout the lifetime of the
jproject
– Financial Measures
• Return on Investment (ROI)Return on Investment (ROI)
• Break‐Even Point
• Net Present Value (NPV)
13. How do any project workHow do any project work
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Monitor & Control
Activ
Planning
Executing
elof
Initiating
Closing
Leve
Time
18. Logic steps for any projectLogic steps for any project
• Causal (logical)Causal (logical)
– It is impossible to edit a text before it is written
• Resource constraintsResource constraints
– It is logically possible to paint four walls in a room
simultaneously but there is only one painter
• Discretionary (preferential)
– I want to paint the living room before painting the p g f p g
dining room, although I could do it the other way
round, too