Resource allocation in multi-project environments: Planning vs. execution strategies

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ben Zvi, Tal ^a   Lechler, Thomas G ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXECUTION PHASE; EXECUTION STRATEGIES; MULTI-PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; PLANNING STAGES; POTENTIAL RISKS; PROJECT PORTFOLIO; REALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION STRATEGIES; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; SIMULATION TOOL; TEST RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 80053353535     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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