1st Edition

Decision Making in Risk Management Quantifying Intangible Risk Factors in Projects

By Christopher O. Cox Copyright 2021
115 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

115 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

115 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Project risk management is regarded as a necessary dimension of effective project delivery. Current practices tend to focus on tangible issues such as late delivery of equipment or the implications of technology. This book introduces a framework to identify emergent behavior-centric intangible risks and the conditions that initiate them. Decision Making in Risk Management: Quantifying... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Setting the Context. 3. Systems, Networks, and Metanetwork Analysis. 4. Intangible Risk Assessment Methodology for Projects. 5. Metanetwork Analysis and Measures. 6. Putting It All Together. 7. Conclusions and Looking Forward.

Biography

Christopher O. Cox, Ph.D., P.E. will be joining the faculty of the Kimmel School of Construction Management at Western Carolina University after 38 years in the oil and gas industry in August 2021. During his industry career he has held roles in engineering design, corporate planning and strategy, production operations, and project management. While having worked on projects in multiple countries he has lived in the Middle East, North Africa, Australia and the United States. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and is a member of ASCE and ASEE. Mr. Cox received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.