How project manager-project owner interaction can work within and influence project risk management

Project Management Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 54-67

  Krane, Hans Petter ^a   Olsson, Nils O E ^a   Rolstadås, Asbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

operational risks; project objectives; risk management; risk register; strategic risks; uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858654858     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20284     Document Type: Article

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