How hard can it be?: Actively managing complexity in technology projects: The complexity assessment tool offers a framework for articulating, assessing, and managing sources of complexity in technology projects

Research Technology Management

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Maylor, Harvey R ^a   Turner, Neil W ^a   Murray Webster, Ruth ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active complexity management; Complexity; Project management

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMPLEXITY; COMPLEXITY MANAGEMENT; CONTEXT DEPENDENT; GENERIC COMPLEXITY; GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY; LARGE ORGANIZATIONS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 84880636914     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5437/08956308X5602125     Document Type: Article

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