Project management actions to improve design phase cost performance

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Kuprenas, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost control; Design; Project management

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST PERFORMANCE; DESIGN PHASE COST PERFORMANCE; DESIGN PROJECTS;

BUDGET CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; DESIGN; FINANCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542493572     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2003)19:1(25)     Document Type: Article

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