Risk matrix for factors affecting time delay in road construction projects: owners' perspective

Emerald - Tập 18 Số 6 - Trang 609-617 - 2011
Ibrahim Mahamid1
1Institute for Civil Engineering and Transport, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

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PurposeThe aim of this study is to identify the risk matrix for factors causing time delay in road construction projects in the West Bank in Palestine from owners' viewpoint.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 43 factors that might cause delays of road construction projects were defined through a detailed literature review. The factors were tabulated in a questionnaire form, which was sent out to a total of 25 public owners asking their contribution in identifying the risk matrix for the 43 factors in terms of impact and probability of occurrence. Three zones were used in the matrix according to the degree of factors' severity on the projects' time delay; they are: green, yellow, and red.FindingsThe analysis of 43 factors considered indicates that six factors are located in the green zone, 29 factors are located in the yellow zone, and eight factors are located in the red zone.Originality/valueThe paper identifies the risk matrix for factors affecting time delay in road construction projects in the West Bank in Palestine from the owners' perspective.

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