Quality in project environments: A nonconventional agenda

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 554-570

  Cicmil, Svetlana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Project management; Success; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010292614     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710010298599     Document Type: Article

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