Abstract
Risk management is key in determining the success of a project. Despite adoption of risk management by the public sector in Kenya, research has shown that up to 79.2% of the construction projects still fail whether in terms of experiencing delays, cost overruns or failure to meet the expected quality. The main aim of this study was to establish whether Agile Risk Management principles present a practical improvement to the predominant practice of risk management in the Kenyan public sector. Data was collected from a team of Architects, Engineers and Quantity Surveyors in the State Department of Public Works, Nairobi, using questionnaires and an interview. Results obtained showed that risks are directly related to the causes of failure of these Kenyan public projects and therefore improving risk management practices will promote the success of these projects. It was also evident from the study that the predominant approach to risk management in Kenya was Traditional Risk Management. The Agile Risk Management principles are hardly implemented in Kenya owing to the fact that professionals are not aware of this approach. Upon further analysis, this study established that the adoption of some Agile Risk Management principles is indeed a solution to the failure of Kenyan public projects as it presents a practical improvement to the predominant risk management practices. This study brings to light the need to closely examine the risk management practices in Kenya generally in both the public and private sectors. Another implication of this study is that it highlights the need of professional bodies and other relevant authorities to create more awareness on this and other approaches to risk management among their members.
Highlights
Construction risk management has over the years shown to be an important tool in promoting the success of construction projects [7]
The rate of failure of these public projects is a clear indication that the current risk management practices employed by the public sector are either ineffective and/ or inefficient [1]
This paper presents an investigation of how the implementation of this Agile approach to risk management can serve as a solution to the failing Kenyan public projects
Summary
Construction risk management has over the years shown to be an important tool in promoting the success of construction projects [7]. It can be deduced that a project team that is keen on using effective and efficient risk management practices, is relatively at a better position of implementing a project in time, within the triple constraint of money, time, and scope, and to the intended quality than one which does not Bearing this in mind, the rate of failure of these public projects is a clear indication that the current risk management practices employed by the public sector are either ineffective and/ or inefficient [1]. This paper presents an investigation of how the implementation of this Agile approach to risk management can serve as a solution to the failing Kenyan public projects This proposition is founded on the outcome of the three following objectives: 1. To determine whether agile risk management is an improvement to the management of the identified common risks facing the public sector construction projects
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