Construction programme management theory and practice: Contextual and pragmatic approach

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 703-716

  Shehu, Zayyana ^a   Akintoye, Akintola ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definitional issues; Project and programme management; Relationships

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DE FACTO; DEFINITIONAL ISSUES; DYNAMIC NATURE; ECONOMIC PRESSURES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RELATIONSHIPS; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; UK CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68649113751     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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