Project complexity and systems integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 773-790

  Davies, Andrew ^a   Mackenzie, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering and construction; Managing innovation; Managing organization; Managing programmes; Managing projects

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS; MANAGING INNOVATION; MANAGING PROGRAMMES; MANAGING PROJECTS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

COMPLEXITY; CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; OLYMPIC GAMES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899927966     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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