TY  - GEN
AU  - DESAI, VASANT
TI  - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SN  - 978-81-8488-667-2
U1  - 658.404 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - MUMBAI
PB  - HIMALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE
KW  - PROJECT MAANGEMENT
KW  - FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
N1  -     ntroduction
    Part One: Projects
    Search for a Business Idea
    Concept of Projects
    Project Identification
    Project Formulation
    Project Risks
    Project Planning
    Project Design and Network Analysis
    Project Report
    Project Appraisal
    Location of an Enterprise
    Factory Design and Layout
    Part Two: Project Analysis
    Project Analysis
    Economic Analysis
    Distribution Cost Analysis
    Leverage Analysis
    Part Three: Financial Analysis
    Financial Analysis
    Funds Flow Analysis
    Ratio Analysis
    Investment Process
    Break-Even Analysis
    Profitability Analysis
    Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Sensitivity Analysis
    Budget and Planning Process
    Benchmarking
    Part Four: Project Finance
    Source of Development Finance
    Project Financing
    Institutional Finance to Entrepreneurs
    Financial Institutions
    Working Capital Management
    Incentives and Subsidies
    Part Five: Policies
    Policies Governing Entrepreneurship
    Applicability of the Factories Acts
    Role of Consultancy Organisations
    Part Six: Inputs of Project Management
    Project Management
    Project Organisation
    Community Participation in Projects
    Working Capital Assessment
    The SWOT Analysis
    Risk Management
    Managing Tomorrow
    Part Seven: Monitoring and Control
    The Essence of Control
    Post Evaluation Approach
    Project Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation 


Glossary
Part Eight: Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Selected Reading


N2  -  In the post economic liberalisation era, "Project Management" is a subject that is assuming greater importance and is bound to be one of the dominant topics of discussion and study during the 21st century. This is as it should be, with the accelerated growth of industry in particular and economy in general in India. Project management is a critical tool for the success of ventures. Its importance enhances with the growth of business activities as well as projects.
"Project Management" is a unique subject that has assumed greater importance and is continued to be one of the dominant topics of discussion during the next millennium. This is as it should be, with the accelerated process of industrial development in India.
This study on Project Management should be read by anyone interested in economic revitalization, rapid industrialization, growth and development of an area, and also by economic planners, big and small entrepreneurs, bankers, industrialists, members of chambers and industry and every concerned citizen, who is an entrepreneur at heart.

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