Infrastructure projects are often touted as engines of growth, building roads, schools, and power grids that spur economic development, but beneath their grand vision lies a landscape of financial pitfalls that can hobble even the most promising of plans. Read more

Dr Robert James Chapman, Dr Chapman and Associates Ltd, January 2025Can be contacted at: DrChapmanAssociates@outlook.com

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On 25 December 2024 Finland’s electricity transmission operator Fingrid reported that their 106-mile Estlink 2 cable connection between Finland and Estonia had Read more

The ‘Autumn 2023’ edition of the Enterprise Risk magazine is available to read here.

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The global construction sector looks set for growth as governments focus on major infrastructure projects to boost economic activity.

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Network Rail is spending £40bn in the five years to 2019 on an ambitious plan to upgrade the UK’s rail infrastructure. Helen Hunter-Jones, Head of Group Risk at the organisation, explains how her team are building a risk platform Read more

Discussions at an IRM infrastructure special interest group meeting have highlighted hot topics for the sector, including embedding risk management across an organisation, dealing with uncertainty and differing levels of complexity, and the use of key risk indicators (KRIs).

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The Infrastructure SIG recently organised a meeting at the Shard in London, for over 35 risk professionals who work primarily in major rail, aviation, public utility and road programmes to discuss key areas of risk management practices affecting the Read more