Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it helps to understand how finance people think. Finance & Accounting Tool.

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

Any time you propose a capital expenditure, you can be sure senior leaders will want to know what the return on investment (ROI) is. There are a variety of methods you can use to calculate ROI — net present value , payback, breakeven — and internal rate of return , or IRR. A Refresher on Net Present Value.

Rate of Return 8

Rate of Return IRR NPV Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

There are a variety of ways to calculate a return on investment (ROI) — net present value , internal rate of return , breakeven — but the simplest is payback period. A Refresher on Net Present Value. Finance & Accounting Article. Further Reading.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Net Present Value ROI Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

Sure, you may know this already, but people who haven’t studied finance often find this statement confusing. Finance & Accounting Tool. It’s where your company’s finance department will ask the toughest questions and scrutinize your estimates and assumptions most carefully. Excerpted from. Joe Knight.

ROI 8

ROI Analysis Rate of Return Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. CFOs are more interested in capital investment estimates, net present values, and a clear outline of the trade-offs of any investment. They’re going to make ads and do whatever it is they do. Ask for the CFO’s help.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Any proposal, the rules said, should: remove obstacles to growing revenues, minimize up-front expenditure, provide benefits immediately (rather than paying off in the long term), and. Once they understood the rules and their underlying rationale, ALL's employees generated a series of innovative proposals based on what they had to work with.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Despite a one-year payback period and a highly positive net present value (NPV) from this investment, the department will often reject the attractive opportunity. Instead, the finance office can allow the department to keep some of the savings it created, in excess of the original acquisition cost, in future year budgets.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8