An exploration of project management office features and their relationship to project performance

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 523-532

  Dai, Christine Xiaoyi ^a   Wells, William G ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Procedures; Processes; Project office; Success and strategy; Systems

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO); PROJECT PERFORMANCE; PROJECT STANDARDS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 3343013754     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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