Risk Management In Construction Project Management

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Journal of Business Economics and Management 2006, Vol VII, No 2, 77–83 ISSN 1611-1699 RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT Martin Schieg University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, Baumgartnerstrasse 16, 86161 Augsburg, Germany E-mail: martin.schieg@cbp.de Received 06 10 2005; accepted 20 01 2006 Abstract. By adopting risk management, savings potentials can be realized in construction projects. For this reason, for project managers as well as real estate developers, a consideration of the risk management process is worthwhile. The risk management process comprises 6 process steps, which will be discussed in greater detail below. The integration of a risk management system in construction projects must be oriented to the progress of the project and permeate all areas, functions and processes of the project. In this, particular importance is attached to the risks in the personnel area, for, particularly for enterprises providing highly qualified services, specialized employees are essential for market success. Keywords: risk management process, error, possibility and influence analysis, risk portfolio, risk team analysis, risk identification, risk analysis, risk assessment, risk policy 1. Introduction The economic situation and the expansion of the EU give rise to considerations of how to be able to offer the principal more efficient and more economic offers. This requires a consistent structuring of the enterprise and continuous risk management when carrying out construction projects. Construction projects are exposed to risks at the time of their coming into existence. In the various stages, it must first of all be considered what risks the principal would like to counter with measures and how costly these measures are. For this, risks, possible risk costs, measures and costs of the measures must be identified and suitable measures must be
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