Managing large-scale IT projects: The case of National Air Traffic Services' New En Route Centre at Swanwick

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-503

  Genus, Audley ^a   Rigakis, Athanasios ^b   Dickson, Keith ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242594571     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095373203000136060     Document Type: Article

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