Comparative analysis of cost estimates of major public investment projects

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-288

  Magnussen, Ole M ^a   Olsson, Nils O E ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Design and appraisal; Managing projects

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATES; MANDATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE; PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROJECTS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33645966777     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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