Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

In retail, Lafley observed , the 80/20 rule usually applied: “Twenty per cent of the brands and products account for 80 per cent sales.” Identifying the 80/20 products and brands is the easy part. As devotees of Vilfredo Pareto and Richard Koch well know, 80/20 rules and ratios are relevant beyond retail.

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Brand DCF IRR NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

While on the surface, the dirty business of fossil fuels is nothing like Silicon Valley, many in the oil business have moved beyond the standard net present value (NPV) model for assessing the merit of investments. And, I would argue, it is also user experience – the ability to bring as much value to the surface of the product as possible.

NPV 8

NPV Net Present Value Industry Video 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

Today large commercial buildings address only two percent per year of the NPV-positive investments in efficiency that are available to them. This is especially true in the commercial buildings market, specifically large commercial buildings, where well over 75 percent of existing buildings will still be in use in fifteen years’ time.

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NPV Energy Efficiency Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

While this might seem like a radical step for hospitals, it is exactly the transition that occurred 100 years ago in the business world in general when companies shifted from a departmental or functional structure to a decentralized, business-unit structure that that was more aligned with and accountable for its products, services, and customers.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 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. Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. Earlier in his career, he worked as a product manager at a software company.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. The assets that are truly scarce at most companies are the skills and capabilities required to turn great growth ideas into successful new products, services, and businesses. Bain recently completed research on workforce productivity.

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ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

I agree with their vision of a future in which more companies focus on the long term and become more productive for the world (their findings accord with my own work on the dangers of short-termism ). Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. Related Video.

Hedge 9

Hedge Short-term Long-term NPV 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

One of the many articles circling back to this topic of late revisited the still-common use of NPV hurdles in investment decisions.) The articles — “Competing on the Eight Dimensions of Quality” (1987) and “What Does ‘Product Quality’ Really Mean?” Sound familiar?

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Management Balanced Scorecard NPV Article 9

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital. 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