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Critical Chain: A New Project Management Paradigm or Old Wine in New Bottles?

Thomas G. LechlerStevens Institute of TechnologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Boaz RonenTel Aviv University
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Edward A. StohrStevens Institute of Technology
Pages 45-58 | Published online: 18 Apr 2015

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