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Information Systems for Project Planning and Control

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Much of the time of many managers is spent in planning and control activities. To plan and control successfully we require both a methodology (e. g. flexible budgetary control, management by objectives, responsibility accounting) and an information system to support the chosen methodology.

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Raymont, P.G. (1971). Information Systems for Project Planning and Control. In: Grochla, E., Szyperski, N. (eds) Management-Informationssysteme. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-05183-1_22

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