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Public Works Projects

Public Works Projects

In public works and large scale construction or engineering projects - where uncertainty mostly concerns cost, a simplified scenario analysis [...]

Selecting Strategy

Selecting Strategy

When there is no uncertainty the maximum return criterion can be used to rank strategies. With uncertainty we have to [...]

Two letters

Two letters

Dear S@R, I am not interested in the use of stochastic models, and particularly Monte Carlo simulations. I believe [...]

When in doubt, develop the situation

When in doubt, develop the situation

'Developing the situation' is the common-sense approach to dealing with complexity. Both as a method and a mind-set, it uses [...]

Top Ten Concerns of CFO’s – May 2009

Top Ten Concerns of CFO’s – May 2009

A poll of more than 1200 senior finance executives by CFO Europe together with Tilburg and Duke University ranks the [...]

The fallacies of Scenario analysis

The fallacies of Scenario analysis

Scenario analysis is often used in company valuation - with high, low and most likely scenarios to estimate the value [...]

Valuation as a strategic tool

Valuation as a strategic tool

Valuation is something usually done only when selling or buying a company. However it is a versatile tool in assessing [...]

The Probability of Bankruptcy

The Probability of Bankruptcy

A good metric should have a low probability of rejecting a true hypothesis of bankruptcy (false positive) and a high [...]

Predicting Bankruptcy

Predicting Bankruptcy

The Z-score formula for predicting bankruptcy was developed by E. Altman. The score is not intended to predict when a [...]

The Risk of Bankruptcy

The Risk of Bankruptcy

Historic growth is usually a risky estimate for future growth. To be able to forecast a company’s future performance you [...]

The Risk of Spreadsheet Errors

The Risk of Spreadsheet Errors

Audits done shows that nearly 90% of the spreadsheets contained serious errors. Code inspection experiments also shows that even experienced [...]

Airport Simulation

Airport Simulation

The basic determinant of an airport’s economics is the passenger forecast. It is the basis for estimation of aircraft movements, [...]

Budgeting

Budgeting

Budgeting involves personal judgments about future values of large number of variables that describes the nature of the business. [...]

Fish farming

Fish farming

When we in 2002 were asked to look into the risk of Cod fish farming, we had to start with [...]

What is the correct company value?

What is the correct company value?

The only concept which has gained universal acceptance by economists is that the value of an asset is determined by [...]

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