System development planning via system maturity optimization

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 533-548

  Ramirez Marquez, Jose Emmanuel ^a   Sauser, Brian J ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integration readiness level; Project monitoring and control; Project planning; System readiness level; Technology management; Technology readiness level

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL; PROJECT PLANNING; SYSTEM READINESS LEVEL; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 68249154986     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2013830     Document Type: Article

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