What Criteria Might Be Employed to Prioritize Projects in a Project

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Essay

What criteria might be employed to prioritize projects in a project portfolio? Choose any example project from recent business news and deduce which criteria were most important to the company in question.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The amount of earnings left over after all expenses, including taxes and costs of goods sold, have been deducted from total revenue.

Stockholders' Equity Accounts

These accounts represent the owners' equity in a corporation, including common stock, retained earnings, and additional paid-in capital.

Net Income

The net income a corporation earns once all costs, taxes, and expenses are deducted from the total revenue.

Earnings Per Share

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated as net income divided by the number of outstanding shares of its common stock.