Using methods and IT tools innovatively for the management of international IS development projects

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1851-1863

  Katainen, Tommi ^a   Nahar, Nazmun ^b  

^a MICROSOFT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMMUNICATION; COORDINATION REACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED TEAMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT); LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; PORTLAND; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 52449115742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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