Development of a Contract Risk Assessment Support System (CRARIS)(<Special Issue>Editorial Note for Special Issue on "Managing Project Risks")

Abstract

A business process necessary to support a contract risk assessment in overseas projects was examined, and ContRAct RISk assessment support system (CRARIS) that was a knowledge management system concerning the contract risk management was developed. CRARIS is based on a contract checklist made in a legal affairs section, and it characterizes in a presentation of knowhow information that relates to each check item and automatic evaluation of risks according to content of checklist inputs. Moreover, about 2000 knowhow information has been extracted from hearing results to specialists in an operation division and the legal affairs section, the minutes of the evaluation of actual projects, and so on. In addition, an examination of a business process and an organizational structure effective to evaluate the contract risk was executed.