The Underlying Theory of Project Management Is Obsolete

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  IEEE Engineering Management Review

• Publication date

  2008-05-30

• Fields of study

  Business, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1109/EMR.2008.4534317
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