The effect of systemic errors on optimal project buffers

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Trietsch, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cost; Operations; Time

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIAS CORRECTIONS; DATA-BASED FRACTIONS; PROJECT BUFFERS; PROJECT DURATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18144410870     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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