Early Project Appraisal

Part I. Front-End Assessment of Projects

1. Attributes of a Project
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2. Successful Projects
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3. Three Perspectives on a Project
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4. Three Main Phases in a Project
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5. Uncertainty, Risk and Opportunities
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6. Possibilities of Foreseeing
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7. Strategic Guidance and Tactical Flexibility
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8. The Problem of Cost
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9. The Problem of Utility
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10. What is a Concept?
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11. Project Alignment
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12. Objectives and Their Formulation
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13. Methods and Analyses in the Front-End Phase
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14. Quality of Information
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15. Front-End Assessment and the Decision to Finance a Project
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16. Three Steps in Front-End Assessment: Definition, Development and Appraisal of Concept
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Part II. Tools and Techniques

17. Systems Analysis
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18. SWOT Analysis
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19. Strategy Analysis – Logical Framework
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20. Rough Analysis of Uncertainty
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21. Strategic Frames for Implementation
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22. Top-Down Probability-Based Cost Estimation
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23. Assessing Profitability
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24. Risk Analysis
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25. Probability-Based Progress Analysis
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26. Evaluating Projects
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27. Boondoggles and White Elephants
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Keywords: Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Management, Organization, Operations Management, Project Management, Economics, general