Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 658:

摘要

Highway design and construction projects can be extremely complex and are often fraught with uncertainty. Engineers and construction managers who lead such projects must coordinate a multitude of human, organizational, technical, and natural resources. Quite often however, the engineering and construction complexities of transportation projects are overshadowed by economic, societal, and political challenges. The impact of not addressing these external challenges has often resulted in significant project cost escalation. If a SHA fails to deliver individual projects and programs within established budgets there is a detrimental effect on later programs and a loss of faith in the agencys ability to wisely use the publics money.