An exploratory study of project success with tools, software and methods

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 534-551

  Jugdev, Kam ^a   Perkins, David ^b   Fortune, Joyce ^c   White, Diana ^c   Walker, Derek ^d  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Computer software; Control; Methods; Project management; Project success; Risk management; Techniques and tools; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911020724     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJMPB-08-2012-0051     Document Type: Article

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