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Engineering a Better IT Program Manager: A Comparative Study of IT PM Education and Training 培养一个更好的IT项目经理:IT项目管理教育与培训的比较研究

Build it Better Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.22594/10.22594/DAU.20-856.28.02

W. Parker

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How to Bail Out a Defense Contractor: Cases on Securing a Supply Chain in extremis 如何拯救国防承包商:在极端情况下保护供应链的案例

Build it Better Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.22594/10.22594/DAU.20-858.28.02

J. Hasik

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Effective Decision-Making Behaviors for Defense R&D: Accounting for Dynamic Competition 国防研发的有效决策行为:基于动态竞争的核算

Build it Better Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.22594/10.22594/DAU.20-859.28.02

Mark Calafut, S. Sarkani, T. Mazzuchi

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