Risk Navigation Strategies for Major Capital Projects Beyond the Myth of Predictability /

• Main Authors: Rolstadås, Asbjørn (Author), Hetland, Per Willy (Author), Jergeas, George Farage (Author), Westney, Richard E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Subjects: Business.; Management.; Organization.; Planning.; Industrial management.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

Investors and managers of major projects know how often they result in cost overruns and schedule delays. Risk Navigation Strategies for Major Capital Projects builds on conventional best practice to provide a risk-based view of current practices for planning and executing large international projec...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Exposing the Myth of Predictability
• 3. Rethinking Project Risk Management
• 4. A New Approach to Project Risk Navigation
• 5. Jaywalking With George
• 6. Expanding the Project Risk Concept
• 7. The Change Process
• 8. Reshaping the Governance System
• 9. Improving the Decision Process
• 10. A New Strategic Planning Model
• 11. Redefining the Project Execution Strategy
• 12. Allocating Risk at the Contract Level
• 13. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Project Teams
• 14. Closing Remarks.