A review of analytical models, approaches and decision support tools in project monitoring and control

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 808-815

  Hazir, Öncü ^a  

^a TED UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Earned Value Analysis; Project management; Project management software; Project monitoring and control

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BUDGET CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS; PLANNING AND CONTROLLING; PROJECT CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; PROJECT MONITORING AND CONTROL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84925068114     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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