Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Horizon 1 (H1) represents the current core operations of a company that produce the cash flow needed to sustain operations, to meet investor expectations, and to invest in future growth. Since the Three Horizons represent different levels of uncertainty, they need to be managed and valued differently.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

With political upheaval roiling the streets of Cairo, the first concern of top management in many multinationals is to get their employees and their families out of Egypt safely. Anyone who has had to make the argument for an investment knows the basic tool involved: a Net Present Value (NPV) calculation.

NPV 12

NPV Short-term Discount Politics 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

operating rooms, recovery floors, emergency department), and ancillary departments (e.g., Consider, for example, a surgical patient who starts in the pre-operative area, then moves to the operating room, the post-anesthesia care unit, and the inpatient floor, with occasional side trips for imaging, testing, and physical therapy.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

“Importantly, this will be a much simpler, much less complex company of leading brands that’s easier to manage and operate.” In retail, Lafley observed , the 80/20 rule usually applied: “Twenty per cent of the brands and products account for 80 per cent sales.”

Brand 8

Brand DCF IRR NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. Related Video. ” scenarios.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

Garvin was a generalist more than a specialist, perhaps because he came of age at HBS during the 1980s, when the school’s primary focus was the development of skilled general managers. One of the many articles circling back to this topic of late revisited the still-common use of NPV hurdles in investment decisions.)

Management 9

Management Balanced Scorecard NPV Article 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. Some focus their best people on finding ways to squeeze out more profitability from existing operations, rather than creating new businesses. Bain recently completed research on workforce productivity. Related Video.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14