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Managing Projects as Investments
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Managing Projects as Investments

by Stephen A. Devaux
September 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
255 pages
7h 45m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Managing Projects as Investments
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chapter seven
Of resources and rightsizing
“How should the investment model guide an
organization’s stafng levels?”
How important are projects to any given organization? It varies depend-
ing on the type of organization. In many industries (construction, US
Department of Defense contractors, product development and marketing
including electronics, automotive, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and
many more), projects generate or enable up to 99% of corporate revenues.
In other industries (energy generation and distribution, Internet and cable
providers, hotel and restaurant chains), day-to-day operations are what is
viewed as paying the bil ...
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ISBN: 9781482212709