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Making decisions can be challenging, especially when those decisions can have a significant, lasting impact on the future success of your company. In project management, it’s crucial you understand how to determine which projects are worthwhile. To do this, you may be using tools like scheduling software and workflow charts in order to understand deadlines, staffing requirements, and necessary resource allocation.<\/p>\n

If a feasibility analysis isn’t already in your decision-making repertoire, now is the time to include one. With a feasibility study, you can more accurately determine any project’s return on investment (ROI) to help fuel smarter decisions.<\/p>\n

In this article, you’ll learn how to conduct a feasibility study and why you should do so. You’ll also learn about some industries that use feasibility reports and how monday.com can help streamline the process.<\/p>\n

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What is a feasibility study?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A feasibility study determines how practical a proposed project, plan, or method is. Although it’s most often used in project management, you can conduct a feasibility study to test a new business idea or even the operational feasibility of a change in workflow for an existing business.<\/p>\n A feasibility study looks at how “feasible” or realistic an idea or plan is by looking at numerous factors, including data, studies, and other applicable information.<\/span><\/a>\n

Using feasibility studies to accurately compare the cost-benefit of any proposal can significantly improve your decision-making abilities by giving you all the information you need to confidently give a project the go-ahead \u2014 or not. But how does a feasibility study work to accurately understand the potential successes of project proposals?<\/p>\n

How does a feasibility study work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A feasibility study looks at all applicable information, studies, data, and other relevant resources to determine the viability of a proposed project or venture. For most businesses, a feasibility study will primarily be based on financial implications like ROI.<\/p>\n

A project manager will review and analyze the man-hours, tools, technology, and other resources necessary to complete the project successfully. Then, using market research, they’ll see what the financial projections are most likely to be in terms of incoming cash flow.<\/p>\n

One way to determine whether a project is worthwhile is by seeing if the ROI is positive. However, a feasibility study isn’t solely based on financial implications, since not every benefit your company receives from a project is monetarily qualitative. Other factors are also taken into consideration. For example:<\/p>\n