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Strategic Planning and Project Management: Terms and Concepts, Quizzes of Project Management

Definitions for various terms and concepts related to strategic planning and project management, including the four stage strategic planning process, criteria for selecting a project, financial projections, net present value, return on investment, payback analysis, weighted scoring model, balanced scorecard, problems, opportunities, directives, program, and an example of cost savings from portfolio management by schlumberger.

What you will learn

  • What are the criteria for selecting a project?
  • What is the net present value (NPV) and how is it calculated?
  • What is the four-stage strategic planning process for project portfolio management?

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TERM 1
Four stage strategic planning
process
DEFINITION 1
strategic planning
business area analysis
project planning
resource allocation
TERM 2
criteria for selecting a project
DEFINITION 2
is there a need?
are funds available?
is there a strong will to make the project succeed?
TERM 3
Financial Projections
DEFINITION 3
net present value
ROI
Payback analysis
TERM 4
NPV
DEFINITION 4
Net present Value
method of calculating net monetary gain or loss from a
project by discounting all expected future cash inflows
and outflows to the present point in time
TERM 5
ROI
DEFINITION 5
return on investment
calculated by subtracting the project costs fromt he
benefits and then dividing by the costs
ROI=(total discounted benefits- total discounted costs)
total discounted costs
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Four stage strategic planning

process

strategic planning business area analysis project planning resource allocation TERM 2

criteria for selecting a project

DEFINITION 2 is there a need? are funds available? is there a strong will to make the project succeed? TERM 3

Financial Projections

DEFINITION 3 net present value ROI Payback analysis TERM 4

NPV

DEFINITION 4 Net present Value method of calculating net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time TERM 5

ROI

DEFINITION 5 return on investment calculated by subtracting the project costs fromt he benefits and then dividing by the costs ROI=(total discounted benefits- total discounted costs) total discounted costs

Payback Analysis

amount of time it will take to recoup= cost of project Annual Cash inflows TERM 7

Weighted Scoring Model

DEFINITION 7 the higher the score the better TERM 8

Balanced

Scorecard

DEFINITION 8 methodology that converts an organization's value drivers financial customer internal business processes learning and growth TERM 9

Problems

DEFINITION 9 undesirable situations that prevent an organization from achieving its goals TERM 10

opportunities

DEFINITION 10 chances to improve