The 10-Day Advanced Project
Economics & Risk Management

Improve Decision-making and Increase Investment Effectiveness

Format availability:

In-Person

Duration:

10 Days

Daily Agenda

Module 1: Project Analysis : Tools & Techniques for Managing Risk & Uncertainty:
DAY 1:
Fundamentals of Decision Analysis
  • What is project management decision analysis?
  • The purpose of the project business case
  • The need for systematic risk management for decision-making
  • Risk and uncertainty on projects
  • Option analysis
  • Identifying key decision-making factors
Measures of Project Profitability
  • Fundamental tools of engineering economics
  • Time value of money
  • Appraisal methods - Discounted Cash Flow Projections
  • Time equivalence
DAY 2:
  • Financial Modelling and Project Evaluation
  • Internal Rate of Return computations (IRR)
  • Determining the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
  • The risk of not understanding IRR
  • Understanding the project context to assist in decision-making
  • Determine stakeholders and their level of influence
  • Capture requirements
  • Determine scope of work
  • Financial Modelling and Project Evaluation
  • Internal Rate of Return computations (IRR)
  • Determining the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
  • The risk of not understanding IRR
DAY 3:
The Cost of Capital
  • Capital & Operating Expenditures (CAPEX / OPEX)
  • Estimating the cost of capital for a project
  • Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR)
  • Dis-benefits
Risk Modelling in Practice
  • Identify Risks
  • Forecasting risk impacts & probabilities
  • Opportunity costs, sunk costs & salvage value of a project
  • Determining the Risk Priorities
  • The need for company cash flow
DAY 4:
Decision Analysis: Expected Value Concept
  • Basic Probability Concepts
    • Fundamental probability concepts
    • Mutually & non-mutually exclusive, independent events
  • Quantitative Project Risk Analysis
    • Semi-quantitative bow-tie process
    • Detailed risk quantification and prioritisation
    • Expected monetary value
    • Scenario planning
  • Sensitivity Analysis Tools
    • Simulation process
    • Tornado diagram
    • Defining the variables - PERT
DAY 5:
Decision Trees, EMV, Risk Responses and ROI
  • Decision Tree Analysis
    • Developing decision trees
    • Solving decision trees
  • Risk Responses
    • Developing risk responses
    • Evaluating response relevance
  • ROI Analysis
    • Understanding ROI
    • Identifying ROI
    • Evaluating and presenting your project options
Module 2: Advanced Project Economics, Risk & Decision Analysis:
DAY 6:
Development Economics
  • A brief history of energy usage
  • Principles of development economics
  • Understanding of economic terms
  • Inflation and its impact on nominal & real cashflows
  • Project financing
DAY 7:
Uncertainty in Investments
  • Handling uncertainty in capital projects
  • Understanding probability concepts
  • The expected value concept: features and pitfalls
    • Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
    • Expected Profitability Index (EPI)
    • Expected Opportunity Loss (EOL)
DAY 8:
Risks and Uncertainties
  • Risk & uncertainty
  • Risk aversion and risk premium
  • Exploration project threats and opportunities
  • Economic decision criteria
  • Decision tree analysis
  • Probability distribution
  • Monte Carlo simulation
DAY 9:
Setting-up Spreadsheet Calculations Using Excel
  • Spreadsheet Calculations
    • Cashflow analysis
    • Sensitivity analysis calculations
    • Tornado diagrams
  • Introduction to Monte Carlo simulations using @Risk
DAY 10:
Practical Use of the @Risk add-on
  • Developing an integrated economic model
  • Developing and using an @Risk Model Analysis
  • Project sensitivity analysis utilizing data from @Risk Model
  • Training course final review and close

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no prerequisites. Our courses are open to students of all backgrounds who are 18 years of age and older. All courses are conducted in English. Video lectures include English subtitles and the option to slow-down, pause, or replay lectures for better retention. Discussion boards are a critical component of each of our courses; therefore, we suggest students have a conversational knowledge of English when pursuing a Certificate of Completion. For any of the art writing courses, students need to be 100% proficient in written English.

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