Risk-Based Thinking and Knowledge in Engineering Organizations

摘要

Against the personal background of working in computational research, in design and in qualityrnmanagement, personal views on uncertainties, on human error and learning are presented. Theyrnrefer to ground-breaking work from ETH Zurich in the 1970s and expand on the Swiss approach torna holistic quality management in the construction sector, which may seem “old-fashioned” in today’srnprice-driven market. Organizational dispositions, both on company level and within professionalrnsocieties are addressed. In the context of risk and knowledge management, the revisedrnFIDIC/EFCA guide on quality management (ISO 9001:2015) is briefly presented.