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RMIP: Avoiding another Athens
Martin Loosemore, Dongping Fang and Patrick Zou explain the challenges of a five-year project to develop a risk management system for the Beijing Olympics and some of the lessons learned along the way
The Beijing Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) is responsible for the procurement and delivery of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games facilities on time, on budget and with minimal environmental and human impact.
Because of the Athens experience, which was marked by constant worries that venues wouldn’t be finished in time, the increasing risks associated with delivering Olympic Games facilities on time and the inflexible deadlines associated with the Olympics construction program, 2008 was the first time that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) required an organising committee to report on risk management procedures and practices.
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17 July 2008
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