Managing Risk in Construction Projects
Published on 16. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-632-04243-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book explains the purpose and value of risk management and illustrates its application to a variety of engineering projects. It shows how the findings of risk analysis can be implemented in practical project management decision making.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
50
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-04243-2 (9780632042432)
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Content
Part 1, Risk Enviornment: Projects and risk; The project environment; Part II, Human aspects: Understanding the human aspects; Part III, Tools and Techniques: Risk and value management; Qualitative methods and soft systems methodology; Quantitative methods for risk management; Information technology for risk management; Part IV, Procurement: Risk allocation in the contracting and procurement processes; Managing financial risks in major proejcts; Part V, Practical Applications: Principles of risk modelling and simulation; Case studies; Guidance in practical risk management.