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What are your top risk in Construction projects?

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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
In your experience what are the risks encounter in construction projects. I have quite a few but, I sure don't have a complete list.

It can go from the small one to major risk.

Often construction people say the risks are all in the digging part, there is a few there. And many more after.

One often overlook is possible fungus in and out of dry wall.

Let'S gather those you have identified or encounter in your projects.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Nov 18, 2016 9:19 PM
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Hi Rami,

I see the nuance between what you mean by Estimation Error and other kind of estimation risk of magnitude.

Your right Weather is less predictable, In a project we got heavy rain that is consider more than 1 in 100 years. Washing soil in the forms ready for concrete.
That's exactly right Vincent. We are definitely on the same page.
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Anupam India
Hi Vincent,

Some great points already shared above.

The below link will give you additional insights -

http://suretylearn.org/wp-content/uploads/...-Risks-2013.pdf

Best
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Nov 19, 2016 10:52 PM
Vincent Guerard
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Thanks for sharing Anupam
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 19, 2016 9:38 PM
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Hi Vincent,

Some great points already shared above.

The below link will give you additional insights -

http://suretylearn.org/wp-content/uploads/...-Risks-2013.pdf

Best
Thanks for sharing Anupam
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Weather seem to be a growing concern.

Quality of design ? do you consider that a risk? like contradicting plans
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1 reply by Sungjoon Park
Nov 21, 2016 8:04 PM
Sungjoon Park
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As per my experience in construction projects, I think we can divide design risks into three subcategories, poor quality of design, incomplete design and the over-design more than the project and/or product requirements.
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Sungjoon Park Coral Springs, Fl, United States
Nov 21, 2016 4:54 PM
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Weather seem to be a growing concern.

Quality of design ? do you consider that a risk? like contradicting plans
As per my experience in construction projects, I think we can divide design risks into three subcategories, poor quality of design, incomplete design and the over-design more than the project and/or product requirements.
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Dec 04, 2016 8:39 PM
Vincent Guerard
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I like those three categories

Over-design, do you consider similar to gold plating?
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kareem hajjaj commissioning engineer| al babtain contracting Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia
from my understanding of Risk, all mentioned above can be named as issues happened before, Risk is unique to the Project and this uniqueness is taken from the uniqueness of the Project itself.
i can list here some issues we faced during construction projects i managed before.

surveying issues are very common.
Mess-matching between different areas during design (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical).
the scope Creep.
scarce resources.
bad multi tasking for non-manual resources.
quality Issues.
safety issues.

i can keep telling forever. these are main i can list right now.
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Dec 04, 2016 8:40 PM
Vincent Guerard
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Should risk that materialized in previous project be consider an issue? or a potential risk to future projects?
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 21, 2016 8:04 PM
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As per my experience in construction projects, I think we can divide design risks into three subcategories, poor quality of design, incomplete design and the over-design more than the project and/or product requirements.
I like those three categories

Over-design, do you consider similar to gold plating?
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 22, 2016 6:10 AM
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from my understanding of Risk, all mentioned above can be named as issues happened before, Risk is unique to the Project and this uniqueness is taken from the uniqueness of the Project itself.
i can list here some issues we faced during construction projects i managed before.

surveying issues are very common.
Mess-matching between different areas during design (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical).
the scope Creep.
scarce resources.
bad multi tasking for non-manual resources.
quality Issues.
safety issues.

i can keep telling forever. these are main i can list right now.
Should risk that materialized in previous project be consider an issue? or a potential risk to future projects?
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1 reply by kareem hajjaj
Jan 02, 2017 7:52 AM
kareem hajjaj
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potential risk of course, what i meant in my previous comment is that if the mentioned things happened during my project execution that would be considered an issue, since risk is determined during the planning.
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Visswanathan KKN Senior Project Manager Hyderabad, India
Land acquistion/Site availability
Safety
Interface with other contractors
Delay in availability of inputs
Currency fluctuation
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Mar 27, 2017 2:05 PM
Vincent Guerard
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Yes these are all risk to be consider during project planning.

Land acquisition is usually done by the client. In my experience.
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kareem hajjaj commissioning engineer| al babtain contracting Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia
Dec 04, 2016 8:40 PM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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Should risk that materialized in previous project be consider an issue? or a potential risk to future projects?
potential risk of course, what i meant in my previous comment is that if the mentioned things happened during my project execution that would be considered an issue, since risk is determined during the planning.
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Mar 27, 2017 2:08 PM
Vincent Guerard
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Risk also develop during execution of construction, Risk Management need to be done for the duration of the project. Initial risk identification should be done at the planning phase, and could change all of the project planning.
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