The effects of Project Management Information Systems on decision making in a multi project environment

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-175

  Caniëls, Marjolein C J ^a   Bakens, Ralph J J M ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information systems; Multi project environment; Project management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; DECISION MAKING SUPPORT; INFORMATION OVERLOADS; INFORMATION QUALITY; MULTI-PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE PROJECTS; PROJECT MANAGERS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84655162038     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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