Chapter survival toolkit

Overview

This chapter pulls together most of the preceding chapters and explains how to use the information gained so far to appraise and select projects. It also reviews techniques for planning and managing projects. The next chapter continues the financial control theme by looking at budgetary controls, which, of course, can and should be applied to project management.

Prerequisites

You could read this chapter in isolation. However, Chapter 5 will remind you how to create charts using spreadsheets. Chapter 6 will help you understand the calculations. Chapters 9 and 10 will help with project forecasting. The other chapters preceding this one will help you with the financial aspects of project planning.

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