Stochastic earned value analysis using Monte Carlo simulation and statistical learning techniques

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1597-1609

  Acebes, Fernando ^a   Pereda, María ^b   Poza, David ^a   Pajares, Javier ^a   Galán, José Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anomaly Detection; Earned Value Management; Monte Carlo simulation; Project control; Project Management; Project risk management; Statistical learning

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ANOMALY DETECTION; EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT; PROJECT CONTROL; PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL LEARNING;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84940439561     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.06.012     Document Type: Article

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