CHAPTER 9
Defining Project Objectives
A project can have several objectives and therefore a number of decision-making criteria. To select a viable alternative, decision-makers need to make a number of trade-offs. Aligning objectives is important to be able to achieve project goals. Project objectives and trade-offs can both be determined by defining a hierarchy of fundamental objectives or a network of means objectives.
Different Objectives and Different Criteria for Decision-Making
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