Using a Risk Breakdown Structure in project management

Journal of Facilities Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-97

  Hillson, David ^a  

^a Solutions Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Project; RBS; Risk Breakdown Structure; Risk management; WBS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007163464     PISSN: 14725967     EISSN: 17410983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14725960410808131     Document Type: Article

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