Improving project outcomes through operational reliability: A conceptual model

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 765-775

  Sullivan, John ^a   Beach, Roger ^b  

^a CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competences; Managing projects; Operations; System reliability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COMPETENCES; COMPLEX INFORMATION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; HIGH RELIABILITY; MANAGING PROJECTS; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY; OPERATIONS; PROJECT OUTCOMES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY;

RESEARCH;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODELING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349446538     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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