Archive for July, 2010
A Wealth of Information
Investment sites can be a wealth of information for the investor. When you look for these sites on the internet, you will usually find that there is a place on the page where you can subscribe to information by entering your details.
Most information is based on email and the email address you submit will be used to send you information and further links to subscribe or purchase products. The information you get should be of value. If it is not of any value to you then unsubscribe and you will receive no more emails from this source.
Methods and Cost
The information you get should be of value in two or more ways. Firstly it should inform you of the investment methods used and give full description of all details that may be required of you to participate.Secondly this information should tell you of any costs that will be associated with the methods used to participate. Misleading information can be illegal and be the source of bad publicity for the site owner.Thirdly, some sites give value in there information by providing full methods and a step by step how to instructions for participating in the investment. They can also give referrals from other clients that have participated. Referrals from existing clients are a good source to check the validity of the claims and statements made by the site operators.
Besides the information you receive via email subscriptions, the web site should also contain information that can assist you in your decision to participate. Such information can again be in the form of client referrals or statements outlining the product information.
A Contact Point
The site should have an address or point of contact to refer questions. Often the site will have this listed on the bottom of the page or on the about tab in the menu system. If you do have any questions about what is being offered you should direct them to the specified address, phone number or email address.
An investment site should be easy to read and navigate through. It should not confuse the reader with information overload. Often readers do not have a lot of time on their hands and only need to understand the basics of what is being offered. The site can be bookmarked or a simple email subscription can be used so that the reader can get more information to read. This can be used at the reader’s leisure to get the full details of the offer. A point by point description of the offer is often best used on the investment site as this quickly gives the reader an outline of the information on offer.
Investment sites can be a wealth of information for the investor. When you look for these sites on the internet, you will usually find that there is a place on the page where you can subscribe to information by entering your details.
Most information is based on email and the email address you submit will be used to send you information and further links to subscribe or purchase products. The information you get should be of value. If it is not of any value to you then unsubscribe and you will receive no more emails from this source.
Methods and Cost
The information you get should be of value in two or more ways. Firstly it should inform you of the investment methods used and give full description of all details that may be required of you to participate.Secondly this information should tell you of any costs that will be associated with the methods used to participate. Misleading information can be illegal and be the source of bad publicity for the site owner.Thirdly, some sites give value in there information by providing full methods and a step by step how to instructions for participating in the investment. They can also give referrals from other clients that have participated. Referrals from existing clients are a good source to check the validity of the claims and statements made by the site operators.
Besides the information you receive via email subscriptions, the web site should also contain information that can assist you in your decision to participate. Such information can again be in the form of client referrals or statements outlining the product information.
A Contact Point
The site should have an address or point of contact to refer questions. Often the site will have this listed on the bottom of the page or on the about tab in the menu system. If you do have any questions about what is being offered you should direct them to the specified address, phone number or email address.
An investment site should be easy to read and navigate through. It should not confuse the reader with information overload. Often readers do not have a lot of time on their hands and only need to understand the basics of what is being offered. The site can be bookmarked or a simple email subscription can be used so that the reader can get more information to read. This can be used at the reader’s leisure to get the full details of the offer. A point by point description of the offer is often best used on the investment site as this quickly gives the reader an outline of the information on offer.
Over the past decade or so we have been constantly bombarded with news about private and public projects that have either delivered scope at well over the expected budget or had to reduce scope to even come near to the original budget. Current thinking within project management methodologies only discuss the financial aspects of a project at a high level, leaving the “student” without any real way of working to greater understand the impact of their decisions on the financial results of the programme. In turn, the business case development is usually given minimal time and is a rushed job in the end. Investing in the correct people and time up front to review feasibility and secondly the business case is a must to ensure the total on target delivery of a project.
In the financial climate we are in, where budgets and costs are being cut, the time is now to ensure that whatever funding a company has available, that they invest it wisely – to do that you need to ensure that the project in the end – budget, costs and benefits are comprehensively reviewed.
With this in mind – using the Pathfinder Project Management Methodology as a basis, below are the 10 key steps to successful project financial management
(1) On new projects – invest time creating accurate feasibility studies and business cases, if this is a rushed job – in the end the results will deliver overspends.
(2) Review your project portfolio – are you carrying out the correct projects, are they nice to haves, are they being done for internal political gain – ensure each business case is robust and adds value to the future of the firm – spend time using previous experienced individuals to review and re-review the business case.
(3) Concentrate reviews just as hard on the benefits as the cost. In 80% of projects, once they are in, nobody wants to go back and review if they delivered as promised. So ensure from the start of the project you continuously check that as well as costs being on budget, that changes to your project have not altered your benefits.
(4) Cost cutting is not always the answer – allocate resource to “added value” projects – in today’s world cutting heads is a an easy short term fix, do not throw out the baby with the bath water and leave the firm with projects in-flight with no experience to deliver them. Instead review your project spend and as in (2) concentrate on adding value.
(5) Workforce development – up-skill their financial management knowledge, develop staff in leadership, health and safety, motivation etc – so when you put a non-finance manager in charge of a large project, is it not about time they were given the financial know-how. Don’t leave financial management to chance – develop your workforce.
(6) Break down the project into financially manageable sections. Too many projects work on the basis of a “pot of cash” – spend it as per the budget and if luck is with them, great! Instead take the “pot” and break it down into manageable sections – mapped to your project structure, that way you can see where budgets are by “workstream” and what ones are over/underspending.
(7) “one point of contact accounting” – too many managers will lead to budget overspend – following on from (6) above – The overall programme manager is responsible for the budget in total, at the same time each head of the projects parts should then be responsible for managing their part of the budget. This leads to one finance manager dealing with one project manager, ensuring a consistent relationship.
(8) Deliver focused and meaningful financial reporting to enable accurate decision-making. More is less – agree on what reporting is required from the project at the start and continuously improve until it is what the project needs to manage the programme of work. Because an accountant can deliver 20 pages of analysis a month to each project manager it does not mean that it’s correct – save the trees – minimise the reporting and improve the decision making.
(9) Communication – have a strong relationship between your project and finance manager. Finance cannot be back office, they need to be part of the project team and be seen to be so, and therefore open and honest communication channels lead to no surprises.
(10) Finance should be made aware of all potential risks / issues and a probable cost – if a problem has or may arise warn finance early, finance will be limited to what they can do to assist “after the event”.
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