How is project success affected by replacing the project manager?

Advances in Information Systems Development: New Methods and Practice for the Networked Society

Volumn 2, Issue PART 2, 2007, Pages 397-407

  Vartiainen, Tero ^a,b   Pirhonen, Maritta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Information systems development; Project management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL FACTORS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; HUMAN RELATIONS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT PROCESS; PROJECT SUCCESS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877884302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-70802-7_33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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