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Project Selection
Goal: The aim of the lecture is to provide students with
an understanding of the basic techniques that could be used in order to select the right project.
"Managers do things right while leaders do the right thing." (Warren Bennis, 1989)
Bennis, W. (1989). "On Becoming A Leader". Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books
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Project Selection
The selection of the right project for future investment is crucial for long‑term survival of the company.
The selection of the wrong project may well precipitate project failure.
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Unsuccessful Projects
Many projects failed or were too expensive: Tower of Babylon Titanic Soviet project of irrigation – rivers Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya were
diverted and the result is that Aral Sea is shallow and has a high salt content
Japanese project – computer of the 5th generation Russian Space Shuttle Anglo-French Concorde EXPO’92 in Seville, Spain vs. EXPO’98 in Lisbon, Portugal Numerous attempts to utilise Japanese management techniques in
America (or Czech attempts to utilise US approaches) Czech nuclear power station in Temelín (original plan: 4 blocks for
40 billion CZK; reality: 2 blocks for more than 100 billion CZK)
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Selection Procedure?
The proper selection procedure should:
Ensure the project will meet company goals and objectives
Determine the financial feasibility of the project
Rank mutually exclusive projects competing for limited resources (shall we buy a new machine or to repair/modernise the old one; which machine shall we buy if there are different initial costs, production rates, maintenance costs and life spans?)
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Selection Procedure?
There are various techniques that might be used to evaluate projects in order to facilitate the relevant decision-making processes.
Three main cathegories:
Strategic approach
Analytical approach
Financial methods
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Word of warning
Whichever technique is to be utilised …… it should be used wisely!
We must be aware of their limitations and weaknesses
The results are as accurate as the data they are based on
The results of their utilisation is not the decision itself – the decision has to be made by the responsible manager or board
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Strategic approach
Strategic approach to project selection
tend to be less technical than other methods
frequently used in real business
should be used in combination with other approaches in order to make sure what are the economic, technical, tactical etc. implications of the project
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Strategic approach
Examples of strategic approach:technical importance
the project is a prerequisite for a crucial follow-on activity the returns might be negligible or even negative ones, but
without implementation of this project we cannot move forward with something “bigger” or desired
new engine is needed for a new space shuttle
business objectives it is directly related to one or more business objectives e.g. to establish ourselves on a particular market
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Strategic approach
Examples of strategic approach:competitive advantage
there is an opportunity to gain a significant advantage over our competitors by implementing this project
new patent will allow us to play a crucial role on our particular market, it is likely to become a standard etc.
implementation of ISO standard will bring a new customer
research and development treating a project as an research and development indicates
that we are aware of the fact that it may fail but it holds sufficient strategic promise to justify the investment
we hope that one of many such projects will eventually come through and provide enough returns to cover all the failures
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Strategic approach
The advantages of strategic approach:less technical
direct link to the goal of the company, state etc.
The disadvantages of strategic approach:possibility of overlooking the economic impact of the project
focusing entirely on strategic impact there is a possibility of overlooking the tactical impact of the project
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Strategic approach
Task
Could you give some examples of decisions that were made using strategic approach?
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Analytical approach
Analytical approach These models use multiple criteria to evaluate the project
It is usually base on various scoring models
Their big advantage is that they do not look at financial elements of the project only
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Analytical approach
Example - Shall I change my job?
Current Job New Job
AdvantagesI like the job Very influential position
I can easily build up on my previous achievements
More responsibility
Two months of holidays a year Higher salaryVery good team of colleagues
Disadvantages
No further promotion within next five years
The new and rather unfriendly environment
I have to move to Prague
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Analytical approach
Example - Which university to choose?
Criteria University A
University B
University C
Ranked within top 10 in our country 1 1
Regarded as prestigious one 1 1 Compulsory entrance examination 1 1 1Attractive branch of study 1 1Well-known professors 1 1International co-operation 1 1 Opportunity to travel abroad 1 Affordable fees 1 1Research facilities 1 1Dormitories 1 1 1
Sport facilities 1 1Social life 1 1
TOTAL 8 8 9
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Analytical approach
Example - Which university to choose?Should it be as simple as we have just seen?Is „Social life“ as important as „Affordable fee“ or quality of the particular university? It is clear that a better tool is needed
Weighted approach – two ways:factor significance (5 = highest priority, 1 = minimum priority)level of fulfilment of the individual feature (for example, research at A is evaluated by 3,5 points, at B it is 4,3 etc.)
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Analytical approach
Example - Which university to choose?
Criteria University A
University B
University C
Ranked within top 10 in our country 5 5
Regarded as prestigious one 4 4 1Compulsory entrance examination 2 2 2Attractive branch of study 1 4 5Well-known professors 5 2 4International co-operation … … …Opportunity to travel abroad … … …Affordable fees … … …Research facilities … … …Dormitories … … …
Sport facilities 1 0 3Social life 0 1 1
TOTAL … … …
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Analytical approach
Example - Which university to choose?
Criteria Weight A W-A B W-B C W-C
Ranked within top 10 in our country
10 5 50 0 0 5 50
Regarded as prestigious one 8 4 24 4 32 1 8Compulsory entrance examination 7 2 14 2 14 2 14Attractive branch of study … … … … … … …Well-known professors … … … … … … …International co-operation … … … … … … …Opportunity to travel abroad … … … … … … …Affordable fees … … … … … … …Research facilities … … … … … … …Dormitories … … … … … … …Sport facilities 4 1 4 0 0 3 12Social life 2 6 12 10 20 2 4
TOTAL … … …
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Analytical approach
The advantages of scoring models:
use multiple selection criteria
simple structure and easy to use
selection factors can be well structured by responsible person
easy to change factors
weighted scoring reflects the factor’s different importance
they are not biased towards short-term projects favoured by financial models
very low weighted factors with minor influence can be easily reduced from the list in order to make the list more comprehensible
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Analytical approach
The disadvantages of scoring models:
if the factors are not weighted they will all assume equal importance
a simple model may encourage the development of long lists which could introduce trivial factors
TaskCreate your own scoring table for a particular decision.