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Risk analysis and management for projects : a strategic framework for managing project risk and its financial implications / Institution of Civil Engineers and Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capital investments.
- Risk management.
- Risk assessment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : ICE Publishing, 2014.
- Summary:
- Risk and uncertainty surround every human activity and influence everything we do. RAMP (Risk Analysis and Management for Projects) is a well-established framework for analysing and managing the risks involved in projects, whether large or small. With an emphasis on the strategic and financial aspects, this practical working guide will assist planners, engineers, accountants, actuaries, lawyers, project managers, public administrators and anyone else who is involved with a project's success.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Getting started
- Chapter 3: The management of uncertainty
- Chapter 4: Responding to risks
- Chapter 5: Social and environmental risks in infrastructure projects
- Chapter 6: The investment decision and afterwards
- Appendix 1: A practical step-by-step guide to applying the RAMP process
- Appendix 2: Case study – A simple RAMP appraisal process
- Appendix 3: Case study – Applying RAMP to a large project
- Appendix 4: Constructing and analysing the risk register
- Appendix 5: Examples of handling social and environmental risks
- Appendix 6: Description of the RAMP process
- Appendix 7: Glossary
- Appendix 8: References and select bibliography
- Appendix 9: Self-assessment check
- Index.
- Notes:
- First published 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 9, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 1-5231-0564-X
- 0-7277-6003-3
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