Overview
The ninth edition of Projects is a comprehensive and up-to-date text that discusses key principles and techniques for evaluating capital expenditure proposals, as well as strategic, qualitative and organizational considerations impacting capital budgeting decisions.
The book presents the entire gamut of capital budgeting and suggest ways of improving its practices. It is the most contemporary Indian book available that describes and evaluates business practices in various areas. It helps readers develop a thorough understanding of the theories and concepts in a systematic way.

Highlights

• Substantial revision of several chapters
• New section: Infrastructure Projects and Public Private Partnerships and Evaluation and Financing of Infrastructure Projects
• Nine new appendixes such as: Appendix 2C—Five Principles of Capital Allocation; Appendix 2D—Personality Traits and Capital Management; Appendix 7B—Microsoft as a Financial Calculator; Appendix 7C—XNPV and XIRR; Appendix 10B—Cost of Capital in Practice, etc.
• Dedicated chapter on Venture Capital and Private Equity for professional readers and courses.
• Updated and expanded ancillary web material for students and instructors

• 1. Overview
  
• 2. Strategy and Resource Allocation
  
• 3. Generation and Screening of Project Ideas
  
• 4. Market and Demand Analysis
  
• 5. Technical Analysis
  
• 6. Financial Estimates and Projections
  
• New Product Information
  
• 7. The Time Value of Money
  
• 8. Investment Criteria
  
• 9. Project Cash Flows
  
• 10. Project Risk Analysis
  
• 11. Project Rate of Return
  
• 12. Special Decisions Situations
  
• 13. Social Cost Benefit Analysis
  
• 14. Multiple Projects and Constraints
  
• 15. Valuation of Real Options
  
• 16. Judgemental, Behavioural, Strategic, and Organisational Considerations
  
• 17. Financing of Projects
  
• 18. Venture Capital and Private Equity
  
• 19. Infrastructure Projects and Public-Private Partnerships
  
• 20. Evaluation and Financing of Infrastructure Projects
  
• 21. Project Management
  
• 22. Network Techniques for Project Management
  
• 23. Project Review and Administrative Aspects
  
• Appendix A: Tables
  
• Appendix B: Assessing the Tax Burden
  
• Appendix C: Environmental Impact Assessment
  
• Appendix D: Detailed Project Report