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Business Investment Decisions
'Giving You The Tools To Make Effective Project Decisions'

Who Should Attend?
The programme is specially designed for senior managers who are involved in strategic and tactical decision making.

About the Programme

Managers can be even more effective if they have a clear understanding of the strategic, financial,and commercial considerations that impact on their business' investment decisions. This course is designed to fill this particular knowledge gap in a fast moving format - that never gets boring.

The Tutor takes a practical, pragmatic view of investment issues and translates the accounting jargon surrounding investment appraisal into a clear and easy to understand format.

Case study work and practical exercises form an important part of this programme and are reinforced by lively tutor-led discussions.

Course Objectives

• To identify a range of finance sources and assess their suitability to proposed projects
• To utilise a range of investment appraisal techniques in order to aid in investment decision making
• To evaluate the merits of non-financial factors which affect investment decisions
• To utilise a range of evaluative probability and planning tools in investment decisions

What You Will Gain

• A knowledge of the data required from accountants to make better investment decisions
• An understanding of how to apply various financial assessment tools
• An ability to assess the merits of different investment projects

Programme Contents
DAY ONE

• Sources Of Project Finance
  • Internal & External Finance
  • Short, Medium & Long Term Finance
  • Factors Affecting The Choice Of Finance Method
• Project Analysis
  • Methods Of Investment Appraisal
    • Payback Period
    • Average Rate Of Return
    • Discounted Cash Flow
    • Net Present Value
    • Internal Rate Of Return
  • Other Factors Affecting Investment Decisions
  • Decision Trees
• Project Planning
  • Critical Path Analysis
  • Gantt Charts

1 Day - Non-Residential

Delegate spaces available on the following course dates:

Date: 30th November, 2008
Location: Dubai
Brochure Price: Dhs 1580.00
Online Price: Dhs 1,501.00 (Save 5% Online)

Before the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Pre-Course Briefing Form to determine their individual objectives for attending the course. These objectives will be used by the tutor to give on-target training that is focused on the individual delegates.

At the end of the course each delegate will be asked to complete a Personal Development Plan that can be used as part of future appraisals and that will also be an important tool for management reference.

Total investment includes - Training Materials, Lunch & Refreshments.