Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. How can you boost your financial acumen? How do you decide which concepts are most important to understand to your work and your understanding of the business? The Refresher: Net Present Value.

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Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource.

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Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

To do this, we combine two separate frameworks: the first is the Three Horizon strategic model developed by McKinsey. The other is a process called Opportunity Engineering (OE) that instills a different way to look at value. We call this the Opportunity Value (OV) of an asset. Alexander B.

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NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Anyone who has had to make the argument for an investment knows the basic tool involved: a Net Present Value (NPV) calculation. The overall value of a foreign investment is equal to the NPV of the expected stream of profits for the life of the investment. If the owner of that subsidiary discounts profits in Egypt by 12.5

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NPV Short-term Discount Politics 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2012

My last post described how Innosight follows a three-stage process to evaluate investment proposals from outside entrepreneurs. But deciding how to invest in ideas at a corporation is a different beast. Note what isn't part of the decision: an idea's net present value or return on investment.

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Company Net Present Value How To Proposal 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. You will learn how to identify and prioritize your company’s full portfolio of opportunities – from new product lines to entirely new businesses.

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Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50