Attributes of a project
Successful projects
Three perspectives on a project
Three main phases in a project
Uncertainty, risk and opportunities
Possibilities of foreseeing
Strategic guidance and tactical flexibility
The problem of cost
The problem of utility
What is a concept?
Project alignment : needs, objectives and effects
Objectives and their formulation
Methods and analyses in the front-end phase
Quality of information
Front-end assessment and the decision to finance a project
Three steps in front-end assessment : definition, development and appraisal of concept
Systems analysis
SWOT analysis
Strategy analysis : logical framework
Rough analysis of uncertainty
Strategic frames for implementation
Top-down probability-based cost estimation
Assessing profitability
Risk analysis
Probability-based progress analysis
Evaluating projects
Boondoggles and white elephants.
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Early project appraisal : making the initial choices by Knut Samset. ISBN 9780230273245. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
