Handbook on Project Reports (Concepts, Preparation, Analysis and Financing)

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A Practice Guide for
•    Operating Managers
•    Bankers
•    Project Consultants
•    Professional Students
•     Entrepreneurs - Existing and Startups
•     Project Consultants
•     Project Funding Agencies
•     Managerial Functions: Operation, Finance, Project Management, Planning & Strategy
•     Students - Finance and Management Professional Courses
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Description
For a rapid industrial and technological development in a country, new projects are being launched in various sectors of economy. Preparation of Feasibility Studies and Detailed Project Report is the first but the most crucial step in successfully launching a capital project. Project Report preparation is a specialised job to be carried out by a multi-disciplinary team possessing technical, socio-economic  environmental, and financial knowledge. This book explains important aspects and process of project report preparation, right from the stage of project idea initiation to project completion, and further elaborates scientific and modern methods of project appraisal. Besides explaining about the fundamentals of both financial and non-financial aspects covered in the appraisal of a capital project, the book examines and explains, in reasonable depth, the various sources of funding a capital project undertaken by an existing concern or a new entrepreneur. Important aspects in project selection, formulation, and its analysis have been suitably classified in various Parts, which have been further sub-classified in the various Chapters in order to form a logical sequence for an easy understanding of this complex subject. The various statutory and institutional requirements have also been briefly dealt with. To provide the readers an in-depth knowledge of basic concepts, tools and techniques and their application in project feasibility studies/project report preparation, the topics have been explained through guidelines, graphic presentations, formats, checklists, and illustrations. The various practical problems given in this book would help in appraising any capital project, be it a simple and small project or a very large capital-intensive complex project. A detailed practical Case Study explains about an in-depth examination of various financial issues and parameters in the analysis and financing of a large capital project.
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Contents
Part I
    Chapter 1. Project and Environmental Analysis - Some Basic Points
    Chapter 2. Capital Project - Definition, Characteristics
    Chapter 3. Capital Projects - Opportunities, Classification, Benefits
    Chapter 4. Capital Project Cycle, Stages in Project Execution
Part II
    Chapter 5. Detailed Project Report (DPR) - Definition, Preparation, Uses, Auditing
    Chapter 6. Project Preparation - Muti-Functional Skill Required
    Chapter 7. Project Viability
Part III
    Chapter 8. Project Analysis - Commercial Aspects
Part IV
    Chapter 9. Project Analysis - Technical Aspects
Part V
    Chapter 10. Project Analysis - Economic Aspects (Social Cost - Benefit Analysis)
Part VI
    Chapter 11. Project Analysis -  Managerial Aspects (Analysis of Strengths of
    Managerial Team)
Part VII
    Chapter 12. Project Analysis - Financial Aspects (Estimation, Viability, and Financing)
Appendices
Appendix A    Project/Feasibility Report - Contents    and Information
Appendix B    Chart on Commercial Analysis
Appendix C    Determination of Sale Price
Appendix D    Operation Process Chart
Appendix E    Manpower Estimates
Appendix F    Illustrations on Project Networks and Time Estimates
Appendix G   Illustrations on Cost of Capital
Appendix H   Illustrations on Time Value of Money, Financial Appraisal of Capital Projects
Appendix I     Illustration on Projected Financial Statements and
                        Detailed Financial Appraisal of a Large Project
Appendix J   Example of 'Inflation Factor' in Project Preparation and Appraisal
Appendix K  Present Value (Table A) (For Annual Discounting)
Appendix L   Present Value (Table B) (Discounting Stream of Even Cash Flows)
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT  AND COMMONLY  USED TERMS IN PROJECT PREPARATION APPRAISAL
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BOOK
SUBJECT INDEX
Tables, Diagrams, and Charts
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