• DocumentCode
    2268954
  • Title

    Net Present Value (NPV) as a tool supporting effective project management

  • Author

    Wetekamp, Werner

  • Author_Institution
    RWE Polska - Warsaw, Fachhochschule Dortmund, Selm, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    898
  • Lastpage
    900
  • Abstract
    The aim of this paper is to present how Net Present Value (NPV) can be used as a proper tool to ensure effective project management. The author proves that investment project´s appraisal methods, such as e.g. NPV, can and should be used as an ongoing monitor of project health. What is more, even in case of project turbulences Net Present Value can be used as a key instrument for finding the most appropriate solutions.
  • Keywords
    appraisal; investment; project management; NPV; effective project management; investment project appraisal methods; net present value; project health; project turbulences; supporting tool; Appraisal; Companies; Investments; Profitability; Project management; Risk management; Net Present Value (NPV); capital budgeting; project management; risk management;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems (IDAACS), 2011 IEEE 6th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Prague
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1426-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IDAACS.2011.6072902
  • Filename
    6072902