Management accounting for a portfolio of projects to support organisational value maximisation

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dc.contributor.author Viljoen, P.J.
dc.date.accessioned 2009-10-26T12:17:35Z
dc.date.available 2009-10-26T12:17:35Z
dc.date.issued 2005-11
dc.description 11 pages en_US
dc.description.abstract The objective of management accounting is to provide management with the financial information that will enable them to make decisions that will result in increased profitability of their organisation. The management accounting of projects in a portfolio as proposed in the literature often presents major problems that prevent the achievement of this objective. These problems include how to estimate value in financial terms during the pre-project phase of the project life cycle as well as the difficulties with financial control of the portfolio of projects as they are conducted. A few case studies are presented highlighting, current practice and the negative effects being experienced. A simple throughput accounting model for the financial management of a portfolio of projects, that could lead to better management decisions and increased profitability of organisations, is proposed. en
dc.description.abstract Die doelwit van bestuursrekeningkunde is om bestuur te voorsien met finansiële inligting wat hulle in staat stel om besluite te maak wat die winsgewendheid van die onderneming sal verbeter. Die bestuursrekeningkunde van 'n portefeulje van projekte wat in die literatuur voorgestel word, het 'n aantal probleme wat die bereiking van hierdie doelwit verhinder. Hierdie probleme sluit in hoe om ramings van waarde in finansiële terme te doen tydens die pre-projek fase van die projeklewenssiklus asook die probleme met finansiële beheer van die projekportefeulje soos dit uitgevoer word. ‘n Aantal gevallestudies word aangebied wat huidige praktyke en die negatiewe effekte wat ondervind word toelig. ‘n Eenvoudige deursetverrekeningsmodel vir die finansiële bestuur van ‘n projekportefeulje word voorgestel wat kan lei tot beter bestuursbesluite wat die winsgewendheid van ‘n onderneming sal verbeter. af
dc.identifier.citation Viljoen, PJ 2005, ‘Management accounting for a portfolio of projects to support organisational value maximisation', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 57-67. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_indeng.html] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1012-277X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11579
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en_US
dc.rights Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en_US
dc.subject Value estimation en
dc.subject Pre-project phase en
dc.subject Project life cycle en
dc.subject Throughput accounting model en
dc.subject.lcsh Managerial accounting en
dc.subject.lcsh Decision making en
dc.subject.lcsh Project management en
dc.subject.lcsh Portfolio management en
dc.subject.lcsh Organizational effectiveness en
dc.subject.lcsh Profit -- Accounting
dc.subject.lcsh Business enterprises -- Finance en
dc.title Management accounting for a portfolio of projects to support organisational value maximisation en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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