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An approach to technical risk assessment

An approach to technical risk assessment
An approach to technical risk assessment
This paper describes a framework for assessment of the risk that a proposed machine or system, such as an aircraft or computer, will not operate to its required performance specifications when it is developed. The method is based upon decomposition of the system under assessment into a hierarchy of functionally or structurally defined assessment areas. Within each area, technical risks, and methods of assessing these risks, are identified. The framework provides a systematic structure for selecting assessment methods and integrating results of the use of selected methods into a coherent overall assessment of the system.
risk, technical risk assessment, project management, engineering
0263-7863
345-351
Klein, J.H.
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Cork, R.B.
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Klein, J.H.
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Cork, R.B.
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Klein, J.H. and Cork, R.B. (1998) An approach to technical risk assessment. International Journal of Project Management, 16 (6), 345-351. (doi:10.1016/S0263-7863(98)00006-4).

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This paper describes a framework for assessment of the risk that a proposed machine or system, such as an aircraft or computer, will not operate to its required performance specifications when it is developed. The method is based upon decomposition of the system under assessment into a hierarchy of functionally or structurally defined assessment areas. Within each area, technical risks, and methods of assessing these risks, are identified. The framework provides a systematic structure for selecting assessment methods and integrating results of the use of selected methods into a coherent overall assessment of the system.

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Published date: 1998
Keywords: risk, technical risk assessment, project management, engineering

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Local EPrints ID: 42659
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/42659
ISSN: 0263-7863
PURE UUID: 81b9b025-cd47-4f38-ace0-16a742218ccb
ORCID for J.H. Klein: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-8738

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Date deposited: 14 Dec 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:34

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Author: J.H. Klein ORCID iD
Author: R.B. Cork

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