To successfully lead major projects you have to understand typical investor and project financing approaches. In this course, you’ll learn to interpret some key contractual instruments that are relevant for the financing of major engineering projects so that you are in a position to ensure the financially secure delivery of your project. You’ll explore the concept of “time value of money” and be able to compute key indicators such as “Pay-back time”, “Net Present value” and “Internal Rate of Return”.
Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects
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Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects
This course is part of Managing Major Engineering Projects Specialization
Instructor: Dr Giorgio Locatelli
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What you'll learn
Understand major project financing and key financial indicators used in major project finance
Identify the key investors in major projects
Explore different approaches to project contracting and learn how to ensure successful project initiation
Understand how to assess an organisation's capabilities
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