Constructively simple estimating: A project management example

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1050-1058

  Chapman, C ^a   Ward, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estimates; Project risk management; Risk management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141792669     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601610     Document Type: Article

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