Managing project expectations in human services information systems implementations: The case of homeless management information systems

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 513-523

  Gutierrez, Oscar ^a   Friedman, Donna Haig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Managing project expectations; Project cycles; Project management; Social sector

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGING PROJECT EXPECTATIONS; PROJECT CYCLES; SOCIAL SECTOR;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HOMELESSNESS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EID: 27744572798     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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