The FAP model and its application in the appraisal of ICT projects /

"Various formal techniques are used for the analysis of capital projects, but are often limited by their scope and by the difficulty of interpreting the significance of the results they produce. Many perceived benefit factors are left out of existing appraisal processes because they lack precis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lefley, Frank, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Capital investments. Information technology projects > Evaluation. Capital > Accounting. Valuation. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computer Industry. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Information Management.

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Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
The Financial Appraisal Profile (FAP) Model and its Application in the Appraisal of ICT Projects
2. The Perception that ICT Projects are Different
3. The Appraisal of ICT and Non-ICT Projects: A Study of Practices of Large UK Organizations
4. Evaluating ICT Project Risk: an Exploratory Study of UK and Czech Republic Practices
5. The Development of the FAP Model
6. The FAP Model
Basic Data
7. The FAP Model
The Net Present Value Profile (NPVP)
8. The FAP Model
The Project Risk Profile (PRP)
9. The FAP Model
The Strategic Index (SI)
10. Summary Comments on the FAP Model
11. Applying the FAP Model to an ICT Project Within a Professional Association
Appendix 1: The Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
Appendix 2: Calculating the Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) from the Net Present Value (NPV)
Index.