Applying Risk Management Workshop for a Public Construction Project: Case Study

The selection of proper risk management tools and techniques is critical for better decision-making. Because very few studies scrutinize the use of a workshop as a risk management approach, this paper aims to explore how a risk management workshop can be effectively used in managing project risks, by studying a risk management workshop that was conducted in a public project. An in-depth case study approach was adopted to identify the benefits and challenges of this method of risk management. The subsequent performance of the public organization in managing risks was examined by evaluating its functional risk management implementation. In addition to furthering an organization's understanding of major project risks, a risk management workshop also provides opportunities for team building. However, a breakdown in the risk communication that eventually resulted in a poor risk management implementation was uncovered in the implementation of the project. Continued efforts to improve risk management implementation are needed to overcome the shortcomings associated with the current practices. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000599. © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers. CE Database subject headings: Risk management; Project management; Case studies. Author keywords: Risk management workshop; Risk identification; Risk analysis; Public project.

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