Three modes of deviation handling: Coping with unexpected events in project management

Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 2236-2243

  Hällgren, Markus ^a   Lilliesköld, Joakim ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PLANNING; PROJECT TEAMING; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

PLANNING;

EID: 50649122740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2006.296813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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