Mastering Project Finances From Budgeting to Depreciation

The podcast explores fundamental concepts such as economic budgeting, distinguishing between the accounting and financial perspectives, as well as the financial cycle of the project and its relationship with the operating cycle. It highlights the importance of earned value management in cost tracking and control. The document also addresses different types of project investments, including pre-operational expenses, fixed investments, and working capital. Finally, it explains the concept of depreciation and its calculation methods, including straight-line depreciation, accelerated depreciation, and the sum-of-the-digits method. Amortization is also discussed, with emphasis on amortizable expenses, such as initial establishment costs, incorporation, and capital increase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.