Project Economics

Selecting and prioritizing high-value projects

Almost all of us have worked on too many projects that have failed because of economic reasons rather than technical reasons. In this class we will look at return on investment (ROI) as well as traditional discounted cash flow methods such as net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR). We will also look at newer approaches such as economic value added (EVA) and real options valuation, which becomes especially applicable for teams using agile processes or an incremental development process. The math is easy, the concepts are powerful.

You will return to your organization with practical knowledge about how to apply these straight-forward techniques to prioritizing and selecting projects. This class is ideally suited for all managers, developers, and testers who want to understand more about the financial measures that are (or should be) applied to their projects. If your organization already performs these types of assessments, count yourself lucky but attend this class to gain a better understanding of what the terms mean. If your organization does not prioritize and select projects based on this type of analysis, attend this class so you can learn enough about the approaches so you can go back and convince them they should.


	File size	0.4 MB
	File type	pdf
	Presentation date	September 22, 2004
	Presented at	Software Development Best Practices
	Duration	90 minutes
	Tags	2004 prioritizing product owner
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