Method For Implementing Risk Management In Contractors In The Industrial Sector In Colombia

Abstract

In this dissertation, a method was designed for implementing risk management applicable to projects developed by assembly contractors in the Colombian industrial sector. To accomplish this purpose, a search, classification, analysis and selection of the good practices of risk management developed to date was carried out, then the knowledge and culture of risk management in professionals and leaders involved in projects of the contractor companies of the industrial sector was diagnosed through surveys and interviews. Subsequently, a method was designed for the implementation of risk management based on the knowledge and experiences gathered in the previous phases; as a result, a tool was delivered to define the best way to manage risks according to the selected projects; finally, the method was validated through a content validity evaluation by expert judgment in which it was evidenced that the content was adequate in terms of sufficiency, clarity, coherence and relevance for risk management, leaving as a suggestion for future implementation of risk through technological tools for new generations.