What can we learn from the Hoover Dam project that influenced modern project management?

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 256-264

  Kwak, Young Hoon ^a   Walewski, John ^b   Sleeper, Dana ^a   Sadatsafavi, Hessam ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Hoover Dam; Infrastructure; Lessons learned; Mega project; Project management

Indexed keywords

DAMS; HISTORY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; HOOVER DAMS; INFRASTRUCTURE; INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES; LESSONS LEARNED; MEGA PROJECTS; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES;

DESIGN;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFRASTRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING HISTORY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HOOVER DAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890139057     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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