Master's Research Project

Infrastructure sector of New Zealand faces significant challenges that require a complex approach towards meeting strategic goals outlined in the Infrastructure Action Plan. Some of the challenges include substantial infrastructure deficit, which, according to various estimates, ranges from $100 to $200 billion. The sector is facing problems of efficiency and predictability that stem from insufficient productivity and asset management. Constraints on supply chain, and shortage of skilled labor pose additional challenges. In addition to strategic documents released by the Government, development of a 30-year National Infrastructure Plan has been announced that will address issues facing the sector and actions that need to be taken to resolve them.

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The reseach project addresses the risks of budget and schedule overruns as well as other types of risks to infrastructure projects by evaluating risk identification stage of the risk management process in order to identify common sources of risk and risk identification methods to improve early detection of potential project risks.