Business planning : a consultant's handbook for feasibility report and project management / Stephen S. Sharang

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1. Be strategic when planning -- 2. Levels of Strategy -- 3. The meaning of business -- 4. Legal structure of a business - 5. Developing good business sense -- 6. Business planning -- 7. Feasibility reports -- 8. Another angle to preparing feasibility reports -- 9. Organisation and management -- 10. Dealing with financial projections -- 11. Financial and economic analysis -- 12. Evaluating the variability of an investment -- 13. Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAMP) -- 14. Conclusion and recommendation -- 15. Project Management -- 16. Project Planning.

This book is a practical guide based on empirical studies and particularly designed for holders of MBA, Professional Qualifications in Accounting, Marketing, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering, Banking and Finance as well as to impart knowledge on those who wish to become Management Consultants to be sufficiently armed with the knowledge of how to prepare feasibility reports, how to analyze any report and how to evaluate a project and make appropriate recommendation to management or Board of Directors. Topics covered include:✔Legal Structure of a Business✔Requirements for starting a business in today’s Technology Driven Age✔Recommended steps in preparing a business plan ✔Strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis ✔Contents of a feasibility report✔How organisations are structured✔Evaluating the Viability of an Investment✔Project Management It has been written with the ability of the reader to easily comprehend the contents in mind as he eagerly peruses the pages of the book diligently, with the desire to become an expert, able to distil knowledge and skills with unrivalled zest as he proffers uncommon solutions to his clients and customers alike in a way that meets their needs and expectations.