MBA-525
Project Planning and Management
Complete teaching materials for MBA-525, organized by chapter. Students may view or download each chapter for personal study, classroom preparation, and academic reference.
- Instructor
- Dr. Abenet Yohannes, Ph.D.
- Institution
- Kuraz Consulting
- Course code
- MBA-525
- Chapters
- 12 · PDF
The course covers the fundamentals of projects, the project cycle, project identification and formulation, market and technical analysis, financial projections, investment appraisal, organizational feasibility, environmental and social analysis, social cost–benefit analysis, project risk management, and project financing.
Course overview, outcomes and enrolmentCourse materials
Chapters
Each chapter opens as a PDF in a new tab and can be downloaded for personal study and classroom learning.
- Chapter 1
Fundamentals of Projects, Programmes and Development Plans
Introduces the concepts of projects, programmes, and development plans, and explains how organizations and governments translate strategies, policies, investment priorities, community needs, and business opportunities into specific actions and measurable results.
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The Project Cycle
Explains the project cycle and the connected sequence of activities through which projects progress: programming, identification, formulation, appraisal, financing, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and organizational learning.
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Project Identification and Formulation
Explains how project ideas are identified and developed into structured proposals: sources of project ideas, problem and root-cause analysis, stakeholder analysis, needs assessment, objective analysis, alternative strategy selection, concept-note preparation, and project screening.
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Market and Demand Analysis
Explains how to assess whether sufficient, accessible, and sustainable demand exists for a proposed project's product or service: market size, customer demand, competition, pricing, location, production capacity, revenue projections, marketing strategy, and investment feasibility.
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Technical Analysis
Explains how to determine whether a proposed project can be established and operated successfully: production capacity, technology selection, location, required inputs, infrastructure, machinery and equipment, human resources, implementation schedules, quality requirements, and operating costs.
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Financial Estimates and Projections
Explains how market assumptions, technical requirements, implementation plans, financing structures, and operating arrangements are converted into an integrated financial model covering project costs, financing requirements, revenue, operating expenses, profitability, liquidity, cash flow, and debt-repayment capacity.
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Project Cash Flows and Investment Criteria
Explains how project cash flows are estimated and evaluated to determine whether an investment is financially worthwhile: incremental cash flows, timing, working-capital requirements, risk and required return, investment recovery, value creation, and comparison of alternative projects.
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Organizational, Institutional and Management Feasibility
Explains how to assess whether a project has the organizational capacity, institutional arrangements, and management systems required for implementation and operation: governance, structure, authority and responsibility, management competence, staffing, internal systems, institutional sustainability, and accountability.
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Environmental and Social Feasibility Analysis
Explains how to assess the environmental and social acceptability of a proposed project: environmental damage, community displacement, health and safety risks, social conflict, inequality, legal compliance, impact mitigation, monitoring, and stakeholder protection.
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Social Cost–Benefit Analysis
Explains how projects are evaluated from the perspective of society as a whole rather than only investors, lenders, or owners: social benefits and costs, economic efficiency, external effects, distributional impacts, and contribution to national or community welfare.
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Project Risk Analysis and Management
Explains how project uncertainty is systematically identified, analyzed, treated, and monitored across scope, schedule, cost, quality, benefits, safety, reputation, and sustainability, including risk-response and monitoring measures.
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Financing of Projects
Explains how a project mobilizes and structures sufficient financial resources: required financing amount, cost of capital, timing, currency, maturity, repayment structure, liquidity, control, risk allocation, and the link between investment appraisal and implementation.
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These teaching materials were prepared by Dr. Abenet Yohannes, Ph.D., for educational purposes. Students may download and use them for personal study and classroom learning.
Materials may be updated periodically; students should use the latest version available on this page. Questions about the course can be sent to abenetyohannes@gmail.com.
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