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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Robustness and Flexibility

Author : Franco Caron

Published in: Managing the Continuum: Certainty, Uncertainty, Unpredictability in Large Engineering Projects

Publisher: Springer Milan

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Abstract

The traditional approach to Project Management focuses on the stability of the project plan as a critical success factor. However the increasing level of complexity and uncertainty in the business context requires a high level of adaptability to changes.

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Metadata
Title
Robustness and Flexibility
Author
Franco Caron
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Milan
Book
Managing the Continuum: Certainty, Uncertainty, Unpredictability in Large Engineering Projects

Print ISBN: 978-88-470-5243-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-88-470-5244-4

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5244-4_6