Course Code: FB5
Category: Finance and Budgeting
Dates, Venues & Fees:
May 11-May 22|London|$6,700.00
Aug 17-Aug 28|New York|$6,700.00
Nov 16-Nov 27|Dubai|$5,950.00
Duration: Two Week
Course Overview
The Advanced Investment Appraisal course offers the most comprehensive and updated investment appraisal and risk analysis workshop for professional working in the both public and private sectors.
Delegates will be provided with skills and knowledge on how to conduct integrated analysis of investment projects, including financial, commercial and economic risks and stakeholder analysis. Delegates will gain insights in the design and testing of management contracts and the evaluation of project financing options.
In-depth facilitation using applied case studies and group discussions will guide delegates to gain practical knowledge and global insights of recent developments in these fields.
Target Audience
This course will greatly benefit professional in:
- Public and private enterprises
- Banks and financial institutions
- Government ministries
- Regulatory bodies
- International development agencies
- Management and engineering companies
- Consulting Firms
Course Outcome
Delegates will gain knowledge and skills to:
- Gain insight into how to decide whether to proceed with a capital purchase or project using various techniques of analysis
- Plan and assess all aspects of investment projects
- The ability to deal with real life complications such as changing interest rates, irregular cash flows, inflation and taxation
- Add value through the redesign of projects
- Appreciate how to deal with risk and uncertainty in investment appraisal
- Prepare project financing agreements
- Design strategies to address stakeholder concerns
- Gain awareness of the qualitative issues relevant to the decision making process
- Design sustainable project models
Key Course Highlights
- Stages in development of feasibility studies
- Development of project cash flows
- Projection of real and nominal prices through time
- Uses and limitations of different investment criteria
- Insuring consistency among nominal prices, exchange rates and interest rates
- Risk assessment techniques
- Monte Carlo Simulation using Crystal Ball
- Quantification of risk variables
- Management of contingent liabilities
- Evaluation of contract and project viability
- Public investment management
- Economic valuation of marketed and non-marketed goods and services
- Economic opportunity cost of capital
- Economic cost of foreign exchange
- Cost effectiveness analysis
- Economic evaluation of environmental impacts