Processing complexities in conjunction with risks to support the project risk management

Processing complexities in conjunction with risks to support the project risk management: Investigation of relationships between complexities and risks in complex construction projects for usage during the project risk management process

Andringa, Lise (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences)

Bakker, H.L.M. (graduation committee)
Ökmen, Ö. (mentor)
Leijten, M. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Civil Engineering | Construction Management and Engineering

2021-01-11

The goal of this research is to provide insights into the relationships between complexities and risks to be used in risk analysis and management of complex construction projects. In preparation of the exploratory survey, a literature study is performed. After that, the CBRAT (Complexity Based Risk Assessment Technique) is designed to capture the cause-effect mechanisms between complexity elements and risk-factors. The CBRAT consist of the TOE (Technical-Organisational-External) framework, a RBS (Risk Breakdown Structure) and a risk-influence diagram. After that, the applicability of the CBRAT was tested on the Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 project. In general, it can be concluded that it is of importance to process the complexities in construction projects more consistently during the implementation of risk management.

Project complexity
Project risk management
Complexity-induced risks
Causal relationship
Cause-effect mechanisms
CBRAT (Complexity Based Risk Assessment Technique)
TOE (Technical-Organisational-External) Framework
Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)
Risk-influence diagram

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Student theses

master thesis

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