The Wild Card of Design: A Perspective on Architecture in a Project Management EnvironmentProvides architects with a positive view of project management and a guide to current project management issues. The author helps erode the design and management split in the profession and open doors to relevant areas of management research and theory. |
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Projects professionals and managers | 3 |
New issues and old debates | 26 |
The concept of project management | 69 |
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The Wild Card of Design: A Perspective on Architecture in a Project ... Kenneth Allinson No preview available - 1995 |
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