The management of project management: A conceptual framework for project governance

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1382-1394

  Too, Eric G ^a   Weaver, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business value; Enterprise project management; Multi project environment; Project governance; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS VALUE; ENTERPRISE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; MULTI-PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; PROJECT GOVERNANCE; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84908028343     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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