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Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

A PMI Registered Training Course

Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

NASBA PMI
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
22 Mar - 02 Apr 2027 Berlin $ 11,900

Course Summary

In today’s volatile business environment, organisations require professionals who can make sound investment decisions while maintaining strong control over liquidity, working capital, and financial performance. This integrated training course develops advanced capabilities in project appraisal, financial modelling, cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimisation, enabling participants to strengthen both strategic and operational financial decision-making. The Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course equips professionals with practical frameworks to evaluate financing options, assess investment viability, and manage cash resources effectively across complex project and corporate environments.

Participants will explore advanced valuation techniques, capital budgeting methods, financial risk analysis, and cash flow management principles aligned with internationally recognised financial management practices. The training course also focuses on improving liquidity, accelerating the cash conversion cycle, and enhancing governance through disciplined financial analysis and forecasting. Emphasis is placed on integrating financial, economic, and operational considerations into high-quality investment decisions. The Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course provides professionals with a complete financial toolkit that supports stronger organisational performance, financial resilience, and long-term value creation.

Skills & Competencies

From this Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course, participants will develop the following key skills and competencies:

  • Advanced investment appraisal capability
  • Financial modelling and forecasting skills
  • Working capital optimisation techniques
  • Capital budgeting and valuation proficiency
  • Cash flow analysis and management
  • Financial risk assessment and decision-making

Modules

This training course is split into the following modules:

Module I - Project Appraisal: Financial and Economic Factors

Module II - Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course, you will learn to:

  • Evaluate financing structures using WACC, CAPM, and risk measurement frameworks.
  • Apply advanced investment appraisal techniques across projects and sectors.
  • Construct and interpret structured cash flow forecasts and financial models.
  • Diagnose working capital inefficiencies and optimise liquidity performance.
  • Integrate financial, economic, and risk analysis into investment decision-making.
  • Apply risk management techniques.

How You Will Learn

Participants will engage in structured learning focused on project finance, investment appraisal, cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimisation. Learning is reinforced through practical financial analysis activities, applied forecasting exercises, and collaborative discussion of real business scenarios. Emphasis is placed on building practical financial decision-making capability that can be immediately applied within project and corporate finance environments.

Who should Attend?

This training course is designed for professionals involved in financial analysis, investment evaluation, project appraisal, and cash flow management. It also benefits those seeking to strengthen commercial and financial decision-making capabilities across operational and strategic functions.

This Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Project managers and programme directors
  • Finance managers and financial analysts
  • Treasury and working capital professionals
  • Supply chain and procurement managers
  • Strategy, planning, and risk professionals
Course Outline

Module I: Project Appraisal: Financial and Economic Factors

Day 1

Source of Finance

This day explores financing structures, funding options, and the financial principles used to evaluate project funding decisions. Participants examine cost of capital concepts and risk measurement frameworks. The topics covered will include:

  • Potential Funding Sources
  • Financing Options:
    • Long Term Source of Finance
    • Short Term Source of Finance
  • Evaluation of the Types of Finance
  • Equity Finance
  • Debt Finance
  • Hybrid Finance
  • The Cost of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
  • Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
  • Measures of Risks
Day 2

Investment Decisions

This day focuses on investment appraisal techniques, project valuation approaches, and financial risk considerations in project selection. Participants explore integrated financial, economic, and social appraisal methods. The topics covered will include:

  • The Most Appropriate Valuation Techniques for Different Economic Sectors
  • Applying Time-adjusted Measures
  • Social Cost-benefit Analysis in Project Appraisal
    • Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Payback Method
  • Decision-making using NPV
  • Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR)
  • Integration of Financial, Economic and Social Appraisals to Investment Decisions
  • Impact of Inflation on Financial Viability and Risks
  • Foreign Exchange Risks
  • Financial and Economic Analysis for Selecting a High-quality Project
  • Sensitivity Analysis, Scenario Analysis and Simulation
Day 3

Managing, Controlling and Modelling Cash flow

This day develops understanding of cash flow management, forecasting, and working capital analysis. Participants examine cash conversion cycles, liquidity ratios, and forecasting techniques. The topics covered will include:

  • Development of the Cash Flow Statement
  • Cash vs. Profit
  • The Cash Conversion Cycle
  • Calculating and Managing the Cash Flow Cycle
  • Cash Flow Ratios
  • Working Capital Ratios
  • The Cost of Maintaining Working Capital
  • Maintaining the Optimum Level of Working Capital
  • Preparing a Monthly Cash Flow Forecast
Day 4

The Challenge of Financial Economic Decision-Making

This day explores financial analysis frameworks, corporate value creation, and governance considerations influencing financial decisions. Participants examine the use of financial statements and decision-making information. The topics covered will include:

  • The Practice of Financial / Economic Analysis
  • The Value-creating Company
  • Corporate Value and Shareholder Value
  • A Dynamic Perspective of Business
  • The Agency Problem and Corporate Governance
  • What information and data to use?
  • The Nature of Financial Statements
  • The Context of Financial Analysis and Decision-making
Day 5

Revisit the Key Concepts in Decision Making

This day reviews the key financial and decision-making principles covered throughout the module. Participants consolidate learning related to budgeting, cash flow management, and financial development priorities. The topics covered will include:

  • Course Summary and Checklists
  • Cash Budgets & Capital Budgets Reviewed
  • Financial Skills and Further Development
  • Re-visit Cash Flow Management
  • Key Challenges in Decision making

Module II: Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

Day 6

Foundation Principles

This day introduces the fundamentals of cash flow and working capital, including stakeholder needs and the distinction between profit and cash flow. Participants begin analysing cash flow statements and drivers of liquidity. The topics covered will include:  

  • Identifying and Meeting Stakeholder Needs
  • Fundamentals of Cash Flow and Working Capital
  • Principles of Business Accounting and Financial Statements
  • The Vital Difference between Profit and Cash Flow
  • Analysing and Interpreting the Cash Flow Statement
  • The Drivers of Cash Flow, Liquidity and Solvency
Day 7

Understanding and Improving Operating Cash Flow

This day focuses on understanding cost behaviour and the relationship between cost, volume, and profit, and how these relate to operating cash flow and asset efficiency. The topics covered will include:  

  • Understanding Cost Behaviour
  • The Cost - Volume - Profit Relationship
  • The Drivers of Profit and Shareholder Value
  • Measuring and Managing - Return On Investment
  • Measuring and Managing - Asset Management Efficiency
  • A strategic Approach to Cost Reduction
Day 8

Understanding and Optimising Working Capital

This day explores how working capital drives financial performance and presents tools for optimising inventories, receivables, and cash cycle efficiency. The topics covered will include:  

  • How Working Capital Drives Financial Performance
  • Understanding the Working Capital Cycle
  • Practical Tools to Optimise Inventories
  • Practical Tools to Optimise Trade Receivables
  • Minimising Cash Float and Accelerating the Cash Cycle
  • Using Improvements to Financial Systems to Improve Cash Flow
Day 9

Understanding and Managing Business Funding and Investment

This day focuses on business funding sources, capital structure, cost of capital, and capital budgeting principles to support investment decision-making. The topics covered will include:  

  • Sources of Business Funding
  • Measuring and Managing – Capital Structure and Risk
  • Calculating the Cost of Capital
  • Principles of Capital Budgeting
  • Using Excel’s Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Tools
  • A Cash Flow Based Approach to Capital Investment Decision-making
Day 10

Cash Flow Planning and Forecasting

This day emphasises practical methods for managing cash resources, forecasting, risk management, and building sensitivity-tested cash flow forecasts. The topics covered will include:  

  • Approaches to Managing Cash Resources
  • Cash Flow Forecasting Methods
  • An Integrated Approach to Risk Management
  • Techniques for Managing Risk
  • Building a Key Driver Cash Flow Forecast
  • Sensitivity Testing Cash Flow Forecasts
Certificates
  • Upon successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
  • The certificate will also have a PMI Course Identifier, which will enable the learners to claim Professional Development Units (PDUs) / Contact Hours from Project Management Institute (PMI) towards certification or recertification of PMI credentials.
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Customisation & In-House Delivery

Delivering this training course in-house enables organisations to align investment appraisal, financial modelling, and working capital management practices with internal financial frameworks and strategic priorities. Customisation allows participants to focus on organisation-specific financial challenges, strengthening decision-making quality, liquidity management, and capital allocation effectiveness across business functions.

Why Choose Saudi GLOMACS?

Saudi GLOMACS is the official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS International (glomacs.com), delivering internationally recognised training courses both within Saudi Arabia and across international locations. Our training courses are aligned with the highest professional and institutional standards, supported by a strong understanding of the professional landscape in Saudi Arabia and access to global expertise.

Saudi GLOMACS enables professionals and organisations to strengthen leadership, capability, and long-term excellence through consistently high-quality learning experiences.

Official Saudi Presence

Official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS with established global credibility.

International Benchmarks

Internationally benchmarked training courses aligned with professional best practices.

Trusted Across Sectors

Trusted by professionals and institutions across public and private sectors.

Flexible Delivery

Training courses delivered within Saudi Arabia and across international locations.

Additional Benefits of this course for Organisations and Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Organisations & Professionals in KSA will have the following additional benefits from this Project Appraisal, Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management training course:

  • Improved investment decision-making capability
  • Stronger cash flow forecasting accuracy
  • Enhanced working capital efficiency
  • Better financial risk management practices
  • Greater liquidity and capital control
  • Improved organisational financial resilience
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