Feasibility Studies: Preparation, Analysis and Evaluation

Why Attend

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with competencies required to prepare, analyze and evaluate feasibility studies. The course involves building a feasibility study financial model using hands-on training on Microsoft Excel. The course also aims at enabling participants to appraise service and industrial investments using different capital budgeting techniques as well as analyzing the related financial parameters.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants, group exercises and case studies. The course also includes building a feasibility study model using Microsoft Excel software.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Define 'feasibility study' and compare it to 'business plan'
Identify the crucial elements in the feasibility study
Build the feasibility study financial model using Microsoft Excel
Apply different investment appraisal methods and analyze financial parameters
Analyze the feasibility study and find its merits and shortcomings

Target Audience

Project sponsors, senior management, functional managers, project managers and individuals involved in preparing, writing and analyzing feasibility studies. This course is worth 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Target Competencies

Planning
Analyzing data
Evaluating options
Thinking proactively
Managing scenarios
Cognitive ability
The following will be distributed during the course:
Feasibility study financial models built in Excel - soft copy
Templates for feasibility study proposals - soft copy

Introduction and definitions

Definitions of 'feasibility study'
Objectives of a feasibility study
Feasibility study versus business plan
Feasibility study cycle
Preparation steps for a feasibility study

Feasibility study elements

Report elements of the feasibility study
Executive summary
Outline of the feasibility study
Marketing feasibility

Market research and analysis
Market research data types
Sales projections analysis

Technical feasibility

Critical technical questions
Supply feasibility
Operational feasibility

Financial feasibility

Project costs
Indirect costs
Ongoing costs

Feasibility study financial model using Microsoft Excel

Building the financial model of the feasibility study
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Cost of equity using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Unlevered Free Cash Flow (UFCF)
Terminal value of the project
Preparing sensitivity tables
Creating different scenario analyses

Appraisal and analysis of the feasibility study

Financial analysis parameters

Liquidity ratios
Operating ratios
Financial leverage ratios
Security ratios
Profitability ratios

Investment appraisal analyses

Quantity and sales Breakeven Points (BEP)
Payback Period (PP)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Profitability Index (PI)

Evaluation and implementation of the feasibility study

Internal recommendations and conclusions
Evaluating feasibility studies
Common mistakes in using the feasibility study results
Implementing the proposals

$3775

Kuala Lumpur

Country: Malaysia

Duration: One week

Date: 20–24 Oct 2025

$3775

Manila

Feasibility Studies: Preparation, Analysis and Evaluation

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Introduction and definitions

Feasibility study elements

Feasibility study financial model using Microsoft Excel

Appraisal and analysis of the feasibility study

Evaluation and implementation of the feasibility study

$3775

Country: Malaysia

Duration: One week

Date: 20–24 Oct 2025

$3775

Country: Philippines

Duration: One week

Date: 18–22 May 2026