Investment Projects: Analysing Costs, Benefits and Making Strategic Decisions - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
This Investment Projects training course will be structured as a workshop with formal presentations, interactive worked examples, and simulations. Relevant examples are provided to illustrate the application of each of the topics covered and opportunities are provided to learn and apply the techniques
Course Objectives
- Delegates will be acquainted with present value techniques
- Master cost-effectiveness and risk measurement for the projects.
- Understanding various types of finance available.
- A good understanding of how to evaluate various criteria to make investment decision.
- Apply techniques used in project estimation from the conceptual stage to the final detailed estimate
Target Audience
This Investment Projects training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Managers who are already comfortable with accounting and financial vocabulary
- Non-Financial Managers willing to understand the cost-benefits analysis of new projects
- Project Cost Estimators
- Project Planners and Schedulers
- Contracts Professionals
- Project Control and Business Services Professionals
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
The organisation will benefit from the development and practical application of advanced skills in project investment as well as from raised awareness of important recent developments in the market.
Specific benefits for the organisation from this Investment Projects training course include:
- Knowledge of the investment decision process
- Development of skills in critical analysis and estimation of cost-benefit related to the project
- Raised awareness of new financial opportunitie
- Ability to assess the risks related to the project
- Advanced skills in cost estimation.
Personal Impact
Participants will benefit from updated knowledge and practical skills in assessing the cost, benefit and risk related to the project. Participants will have:
- Deeper understanding of how to evaluate the cost-benefits of new projects
- The ability to make investment decisions in uncertain environment
- A good understanding of various finance options available for new projects
- A better understanding of the risk assessments
- Knowledge about project cost estimation techniques
Course Outline
Cost Estimating Basics
- Project management and its importance for the organisation
- Common methods for costing new project.
- Understanding project management and cost estimation.
- Estimating cash flow related to the project.
- The cash flow conversion cycle for the new project.
- The importance of working capital for the project.
- The importance of maintaining optimum level of working capital
Project Cost Analysis Techniques
- Cost Behaviour and Activities
- Fixed and Variable Costs, Direct and Indirect Costs for the Project
- Cost Allocation and Absorption of Overheads for the Project
- Absorption versus Full Costing
- Project Activity Based Costing (ABC)
- Marginal Costing for the Project
- Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP)
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis using Excel
Project Appraisal and Capital Budgeting
- The Time Value of Money for the Project
- Future versus Present Values
- Capital investment for Project Appraisal
- Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR
- Project Risk Analysis
- Simulation analysis for the NPV break-even
- Capital Rationing
- Capital Budgeting and the Profitability Index (PI)
Source of Finance
- Potential Funding Sources for the Project
- Project Financing Options:
- Long Term Source of Finance
- Short Term Source of Finance
- Evaluation of the Types of Finance available for the Project
- Equity Finance versus Debt Finance for the Project.
- The Cost of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for the Project
- Measures of Risk for the Project.
- Identify uncertainties and take mitigative or responsive action
Budgeting: Principles and Key Concepts
- Understanding the Context for Budgeting
- The Benefit of Budgeting and its Role for Achieving Organizational Targets
- The Shortcomings of the Budgeting Process
- Principles of Budgeting
- Main Issues with Budget Preparation
- How budget influence project investment decisions
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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