Optimum budget allocation method for projects with critical risks

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-135

  Sato, Tomoichi ^a   Hirao, Masahiko ^b  

^a JGC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Budget allocation; Cash flow; Parallel funding; Project evaluation; Risk

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; PARALLEL FLOW; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

ACTIVITY NETWORK; ADDITIONAL COSTS; BUDGET ALLOCATION; BUDGET PLANS; CASH FLOW; INTEGRATED PROCESS; MARGINAL COSTS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PARALLEL FUNDING; PROJECT BUDGET; PROJECT EVALUATION; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT NETWORKS; RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS; RISK PROBABILITIES; RISK RESPONSE; RISK-BASED; TRADE-OFF PROBLEM;

BUDGET CONTROL;

REINDEER PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 84868303775     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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