In June 2021 I presented in a course for UTS on Infrastructure Delivery. My lecture was "What Investors Want". Surprisingly, it is not just high returns! I arrived early... read more →
What does a government body seek in relation to Risk in a PPP? Surprisingly it is not about passing all the risk off to the private sector. It is more... read more →
Complexity and Documentation: that is where the risk is hidden. My first private infrastructure experience – Interlink Roads and the M5 Motorway back in 1990 – was bid on a... read more →
This and the next few blog posts in this series will aim to provide some background and colour to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This post will describe what a PPP... read more →
A particularly critical time for risk creep between the parties in a Public Private Partnership project comes at the change over from construction to operation, when everyone seems to think... read more →
If you speak to any Banker, Safety Manager or Actuary you will find that they have a very clear understanding of risk. The problem is that the understanding in each... read more →
The Australian and New Zealand Standard on Risk Management starts the risk analysis process with an instruction to establish the context. Most of us start at listing the risks and... read more →
A group of blind men examining an elephant will each only understand part of the elephant because their differing perspectives only bring information on the trunk or the foot. In... read more →
