A retrospective look at our evolving understanding of project success

IEEE Engineering Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 110-127

  Jugdev, Kam ^a   Moller, Ralf ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Product life cycle; Program and portfolio management; Project life cycle; Project management; Project success

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; PROJECT SUCCESS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33947220205     PISSN: 03608581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/EMR.2006.261387     Document Type: Article

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