Training Course in Feasibility Studies for Investment Decisions (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Most new ideas fail long before they reach the market, not because they were bad ideas but because nobody stress-tested them properly first. A feasibility analysis is the structured process that does exactly that: it shows whether a new idea has the potential to grow into a real product or service that meets a changing customer need, by combining quantitative methods with creative thinking to examine the idea from every angle – technical, economic, commercial and financial.
The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this course around real feasibility-study examples across different business areas, to help participants evaluate new ideas for their own organisation, understand the specific challenges of financing a viable project, and build a different future based on innovation, growth and change.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- New product review teams, and marketing and sales specialists.
- Research and development staff, and financial analysts.
- Organisational development specialists and strategy planners.
Knowledge and Benefits:
After completion of the course, delegates will understand:
- The tools and techniques used in feasibility analysis, and how to design and conduct an effective feasibility study.
- How to secure the resources needed to commercialise an idea, and how to turn a feasibility study into an action plan.
- Lessons learned from high-impact feasibility study examples.
3Course Content
- Module 1: Assessing Fit with Current Capabilities
- Assessing the balance between new activities and current capabilities.
- Measuring the resource gap and planning to address it.
- Module 2: Assessing New Project Impact and Lifecycle
- Assessing the impact of proposed new projects.
- Life-cycle assessment of new businesses.
- Module 3: Resourcing, Risk and Funding
- Resources and leads in additional marketing activities.
- Critical assessment through risk-adjusted financial projections, and assessing alternative mechanisms for securing funding.
- Module 4: Securing Buy-In
- Identifying and engaging all stakeholders.
- Gaining top management support and project visibility.