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Failure Case of Earned Value Method (EVM):  The “Absurd” of the Use of Management & Contingency Reserves Budgeting Cover

Failure Case of Earned Value Method (EVM): The “Absurd” of the Use of Management & Contingency Reserves Budgeting

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|Apr 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2022-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2255-9671 | Journal ISSN: 2255-9604
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 75
Published on: Apr 5, 2022
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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