A review on possible approaches for detecting early warning signs in projects

Project Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 55-69

  Haji Kazemi, Sara ^a   Andersen, Bjørn ^a   Krane, Hans Petter ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

detection approaches; early warning signs; project management; strengths; weaknesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885182876     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.21360     Document Type: Review

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