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Early Project Appraisal

Making the Initial Choices

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  • © 2010

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  1. Knut Samset
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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Front-End Assessment of Projects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Attributes of a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 3-9

    3. Successful Projects

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 10-19

    4. Three Perspectives on a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 20-31

    5. Three Main Phases in a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 32-37

    6. Uncertainty, Risk and Opportunities

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 38-50

    7. Possibilities of Foreseeing

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 51-65

    8. Strategic Guidance and Tactical Flexibility

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 66-75

    9. The Problem of Cost

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 76-82

    10. The Problem of Utility

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 83-89

    11. What is a Concept?

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 90-103

    12. Project Alignment

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 104-112

    13. Objectives and Their Formulation

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 113-129

    14. Methods and Analyses in the Front-End Phase

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 130-137

    15. Quality of Information

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 138-148

    16. Front-End Assessment and the Decision to Finance a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 149-157

    17. Three Steps in Front-End Assessment: Definition, Development and Appraisal of Concept

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 158-166

  3. Tools and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Systems Analysis

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 169-181
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About this book

Focusing on turning an initial idea into a project with a successful outcome, this book fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. It emphasizes the practical application of decision making based on qualitative and judgmental information.

About the author

KNUT SAMSET is Professor of Project Management at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, www.ntnu.no. He is the Founding Director of the Concept Research Programme on Front-end Management of Large Investment Projects, and Founding Director and Senior Partner of Scanteam, an international consultancy based in Oslo.

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