risk

this is the first home-made bread ever tried by my wife (about a month ago). she just tried it out from a recipe. the result: nice bread. there were enough bread for three days and they're still good.

about 4 or 5 years ago, I stumbled with the words of 'risk management' while looking for jobs in newspaper. so I read more about the subject. in my opinion if it is really practised in financial sector why not in construction. in construction we (architects, engineers) have to handle not only the financial aspect of it but also the built environment and contract not to mention project management.

so being as innocent as I can, I proposed it in my department's meeting (of course chaired by the all-know head of department, HOD). I explained my logic and concept that we're not running from risk but to understand and to manage the risk. after none of the members commented, the HOD turned to one senior officer who did attend the risk management course previously. he comically replied he didn't know anything. the meeting burst into a laughing contest. I was stunned! did I propose something wrong.

the answer came 2 years ago when I joint a big government company which oversee a very large development area. yes, risk management is very well alive in the construction industry. the Project Management Institute even have the concept in its famous 'project management body of knowledge' (PMBOK). and there are a lot of books on the topic in construction industry. I'm satisfied that I'm right.

listen to the song 'return to innocent' by Enigma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Hwc54UVbM

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