Setting expectations: A critical pre-project activity

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 11-15

  Peterson, Jacob L ^a   Emmett, Dennis C ^a  

^a Marshall University Graduate College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

CLIENTS; COMMITMENT PARTICIPATION; NETWORKING; POSITIONING; PRE PROJECT ACTIVITY; SETTING EXPECTATIONS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032272903     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.1998.11414978     Document Type: Article

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