Robust project portfolio management: capability evolution and maturity

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 131-151

  Killen, Catherine P ^a   Hunt, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capability maturity model; Corporate strategy; Dynamic capabilities; Exploitation; Exploration; Learning organizations; Maturity; Project management; Project portfolio management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893537561     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538371311291062     Document Type: Article

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