Exploiting opportunities in uncertainty during the early project phase

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 134-140

  Kolltveit, Bjørn Johs ^a   Karlsen, Jan Terje ^a   Grønhaug, Kjell ^b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Project management; Risk analysis; Strategic planning; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

PROFITABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14744283104     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2004)20:4(134)     Document Type: Article

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