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A study of project managers’ choice on key methods, tools and techniques in managing engineering projects Cover

A study of project managers’ choice on key methods, tools and techniques in managing engineering projects

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2021-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
Language: English
Page range: 2327 - 2340
Submitted on: Dec 17, 2019
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Accepted on: Jan 12, 2021
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Published on: Mar 21, 2021
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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