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Tailoring a Project Risk Management Tool through Co-Design: Managing Risk in the Fuzzy Front-End of Construction Project Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

A. C. Hansen ,
P. L. Willumsen  and
J. Oehmen
A. C. Hansen*
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Bygningsstyrelsen, Denmark
P. L. Willumsen
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
J. Oehmen
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
*
ancha@dtu.dk

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The objectives and scope of a construction project is defined in the early design stage, the fuzzy front-end. This stage is crucial for project risk management and success, but traditional risk management tend to focus on operational risk in later design stages. This action research study leverages co-design methodology and the project management actuality perspective to tailor a risk management process for the fuzzy front-end of construction projects in a large client organization. The co-design process help enchance stakeholder value perception of the designed solution.

Keywords

co-designrisk managementdesign processactuality perspectiveaction research

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 191 - 200
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