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20 - Financial Analysis

20 - Financial Analysis

Revenue lies. Margin doesn't.

A growth opportunity promising "a million in revenue" makes eyes light up — and often hides a tiny margin, an endless payback and a badly measured risk.

Financial analysis translates each option into money coming in, money going out, and the time between them. It first rules out anything that breaks a non-negotiable constraint, then compares the rest on net present value, payback period and return on investment. You follow the method step by step — through to the final calculation that names, figures in hand, where to invest.

This guide does not teach you to sell more. It teaches you to know, before committing a single franc, what will actually be left for you — and when.
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  • A PDF to read on screen or print
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  • The volume's blank template, ready to reuse
  • Future corrections and additions, at no extra cost
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What's inside

Nine chapters, the same in every volume of the collection. You learn the structure once, then find it again in every book.

  1. Welcome to the collectionWho this book is for · how to read it · why a fictional company
  2. Edelw'ice, a company with a taste for changeStructure, culture, and the challenge of the moment
  3. The problemThe case Edelw'ice has to solve: what it costs, and what nobody dares say
  4. Understanding the methodWhat the technique does, what it does not do, and its golden rule
  5. The turning pointWhat the method changes: the situation before, the situation after
  6. The method, step by stepEvery step, in order, with what it produces
  7. What it changedThe effects that take hold, and what to remember
  8. Key takeawaysThe method in one sentence · when to use it · the steps · strengths and limits
  9. Glossary and resourcesYour blank template · the essential glossary · what comes next in the collection
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The technique, played out on a real case

Edelw'ice makes artisanal ice cream in French-speaking Switzerland. It is a fictional company, and that is deliberate: the same company runs through every volume of the collection, with its teams, its constraints and its disagreements. You meet it again from one book to the next, so you never have to relearn the setting — only the technique. Who is Edelw'ice

This volume's case

Three growth channels, a large revenue figure that dazzles, and five years of commitment at stake. The volume discounts each option's cash flows, subtracts the investment, and ranks on what is genuinely left.

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canaux comparés

8 %

de taux d'actualisation sur 5 ans

97 %

pour le canal retenu

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know the BABOK to use it?

No. The volume is written for someone who has to run Monday's session, not to prepare for a certification. The reference guide is cited at the end of each chapter, for those who want it.

How do I receive the file?

By e-mail, within a minute of payment, in the language chosen on this page. The link stays valid: you can download it again later from the same e-mail.

Is the German edition a translation?

No. It is adapted to the Requirements Engineering framework and vocabulary actually used by German-speaking practitioners.

Can I print it, or share it with my team?

Printing for your own use is intended. To equip several people, in several languages, there is a company plan.