Probabilistic forecasting of project duration using Kalman filter and the earned value method

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 834-843

  Kim, Byung Cheol ^a   Reinschmidt, Kenneth F ^b  

^a US Institute of Navigation   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Forecasting; Kalman filter; Kalman filters; Project controls; Schedule management; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; EARNED VALUE; FORECASTING METHODS; LOSS OF ACCURACY; MICROSOFT EXCEL; PREDICTION ERRORS; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING; PROBABILISTIC PREDICTION; PROJECT CONTROL; PROJECT CONTROLS; PROJECT COST; PROJECT DURATION; PROJECT SCHEDULES; REAL PROJECTS; S-CURVE; SCHEDULE FORECASTING; SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULE METHODS; SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE;

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; KALMAN FILTERS; SCHEDULING; SPREADSHEETS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

FORECASTING;

EID: 77955321825     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000192     Document Type: Article

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