Hva kjennetegner et risikofylt byggeprosjekt?
Abstract
Risk management has been a severe tool in the construction industry for several decades. Not only interms of health, environment and security, but profitability and viability as well. The industry isexposed for an increasingly amount of complexity which further leads to an uncertainty that needs tobe managed properly. If not, the entrepreneurs may encounter problems that involves negativeimpacts seen from different perspectives. However, the entrepreneurship with their expertise relieson risk in projects due to clients ability to partial or fully resign responsibility concerning risk andtransfer it to the entrepreneur. Hence a viable profitability outcome.
The purpose of this master thesis builds around how methodical risk management can provideprofitability in construction projects. In cooperation with Kruse Smith Entreprenør AS who havecollected a substantial amount of data from the execution phase in projects over the past years, it iscarried out a comprehensive analysis. The analysis' motive is to answer issues that financiallybenefits Kruse Smith Entreprenør AS regards to risk management. Issues in terms of riskquantification, sample space description and implementation of former experience have beendiscussed. In addition to analyzing data, multiple interviews have been conducted with memberswithin the organization and outside to provide applicable material regards to risk management whichled to a better understanding. A thorough literature research has been conducted as well to supply amore theoretical perspective in terms of risk as a phenomenon and how the industry operatesaround it. The overall findings revealed that risk management is a helpful and necessary tool when itcomes to achieving profitability in the construction industry. It generates predictability, accuracy andownership which benefits Kruse Smith seen from multiple perspectives.