Project management accounting : budgeting, tracking, and reporting costs and profitability

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Project management and accounting. Mission, objectives, strategy. Project planning. Project execution and control -- Finance, strategy and strategic project management, Part 1. The Dupont method -- Accounting, finance and project management, Part 2. The project team and financial success. Calculating return on investment. Equity or debt? Project effect on the company. The STO solution model. Implementing strategy throughout the company. The business action framework. Portfolio management -- Cost. Definition and purpose of cost. Assigning costs. Cost of quality. Cost and industry -- The financing of projects. Debt financing. Equity. Income tax effect. Cost implications of the methodology of funding -- Project revenue and cash flows. The role of the financial manager. How to calculate the statement of cash flows for a company. Free cash flows. Methodologies for calculating a project's viability -- Creating the project budget. Introduction. Case study : Pontrelli. Recycling. Planning for the future. Creating a project budget. Review project financials. Project cash flow.