"Brainstorming, scenario planning, and expert interviews is the tools highway engineers commonly use in routine engineering and construction management tasks." (U.S. Department f Transportation 2007 P. 2). Table 3 reveals the summary of the tools and technique in the risk identification process.

Table 3: Risk identification tools and techniques

PROJECT-SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS

PROGRAMMATIC DOCUMENTS

TECHNIQUES

Project description

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Cost estimate

Construction schedule

Procurement plan

Team issues and concerns

Historic data

Checklists

Final project reports

Risk response plans

Organized lessons learned

Published commercial databases

Academic studies

Brainstorming

Scenario planning

Expert interviews

Nominal group methods

Delphi methods

Crawford slip methods

Influence or risk diagramming

1.7: Risk analysis

Risk analysis is the process of identifying and quantification risk factors as well as estimating the likelihood of the impact of the risks in the construction lifecycle. El-Gafy (2008) argues that risk analysis is needed in order to determine the potential impact of...
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