Portfolios of Control Modes and IS Project Management

Information Systems Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-239

  Kirsch, Laurie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

IS Project Control; IS Project Management; Organization of Work

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT; MANAGE INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS; PROJECT CONTROL; REDUNDANT MECHANISMS; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; TASK CHARACTERISTICS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0031500151     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.8.3.215     Document Type: Article

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