Barriers to effective configuration management application in a project context: An empirical investigation

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 508-518

  Ali, Usman ^a   Kidd, Callum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace and defence industries; Barriers; Configuration management; Process improvement; Project management

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS;

BARRIERS; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; DEFENCE INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS; MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS; ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DEFENSE INDUSTRY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANNING PROCESS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84894225923     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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