Earned value management insights using inferential statistics

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 288-294

  Marshall, Robert A ^a   Ruiz, Philippe ^a   Bredillet, Christophe N ^a  

^a LSMRC EA 4112   (France)

Author keywords

Contracts; Project management; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911354155     PISSN: 17538378     EISSN: 17538386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538370810866386     Document Type: Article

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