Learning-based project reviews: Observations and lessons learned from the kennedy space center

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 30-38

  Kotnour, Timothy ^a   Vergopia, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lessons learned; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PERT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

LESSONS LEARNED; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; PROJECT LIFE CYCLE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32644451581     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2005.11431670     Document Type: Article

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