Benefits realisation management: Panacea or false dawn?

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-351

  Breese, Richard ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits Realisation Management; Performance management; Regeneration programme management

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856606779     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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