Managing risk for success in a South African engineering and construction project environment

dc.contributor.authorChihuri, Shupikai
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Leon
dc.contributor.emailleon.pretorius@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-17T08:04:22Z
dc.date.available2011-01-17T08:04:22Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.description.abstractThe role that project risk management plays in ensuring the successful delivery of engineering and construction projects in South Africa is addressed in this paper. A survey questionnaire was developed to establish approaches used for risk management, and tools and techniques for risk identification. The findings revealed that project risk management had a significant role to play in the success of projects in South Africa. Respondents whose organisations practised structured risk management processes reported success in their projects. The main challenge was found to be in the implementation of risk management tools and techniques. Thus it became apparent that widespread adoption of project risk management in South Africa seemed to be impeded by a low knowledge and skills base, especially in terms of its application.en_US
dc.description.abstractDie rol wat projekrisikobestuur in die suksesvolle aflewering van ingenieurs- en konstruksieprojekte in Suid-Afrika speel word hier aangespreek.’n Vraelys is ontwikkel om benaderings tot risikobestuur asook toerusting en tegnieke vir risikoidentifisering te ondersoek. Die belangrikste bevinding is dat risikobestuur ’n belangrike rol speel in die sukses van projekte in Suid-Afrika. Die implementering van risikobestuurtoerusting en - tegnieke is aangedui as een van die grootste uitdagings wat oorkom moet word. Dit blyk dat die algemene aanvaarding van projekrisikobestuur in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks bemoeilik word deur lae vlakke van kennis en vaardigheid.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChihuri, S & Pretorius, L 2010, 'Managing risk for success in a South African engineering and construction project environment', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 63-77 . [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_indeng.html]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1012-277X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15737
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouthern African Institute for Industrial Engineeringen_US
dc.rightsSouthern African Institute for Industrial Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectProject risk managementen_US
dc.subjectEngineering and construction projectsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleManaging risk for success in a South African engineering and construction project environmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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