Sensemaking in value management practice

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 71-77

  Thiry, Michel ^a,b  

^a Proj Mgmt Prof Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCESS ENGINEERING; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VALUE ENGINEERING;

INNOVATIONS; VALUE MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035254448     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-7863(00)00023-5     Document Type: Article

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