Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects
In the Islamic Countries
18
2. M ETHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
2.1. General approach
The methodology adopted for the study is summarized at The figure highlights the
project structure and outlines the main study tasks and methodologies/tools used to perform
the analysis.
Figure 1: Summary of project tasks and methodological approach
Study tasks Methodology/Tools
Task 0 – Project Management
Task 1 Conceptual Framework Literature review
Task 2
Global Trends and the Major and Successful
Risk Management Practices of Transport
PPP Projects outside the OIC Geography
Literature review
Interviews to
representatives of
multilateral institutions
Task 3
In-depth Assessment of Risk Management
in Transport PPP Projects in Selected
Countries
Literature review with a
focus on the World Bank
PPP Infrastructure
Resource Centre Database
on PPP (PPPIRC)
Desk research on 3 case
studies, including phone or
mail-based questionnaires
Field visits for 3 case
studies, including
interviews and joint
meetings
Task 4 Policy Recommendations
Horizontal reading of case
studies’ findings and
conclusions
Literature review
Source: Authors.
Task 1 aimed at identifying the basic concepts and steps of the riskmanagement of the transport
PPP projects. Task 2 investigated the major and successful practices of risk management of
transport PPP projects outside the OIC geography. The aim of this task was to provide a
benchmark of the risk management of transport PPP projects outside OIC Member Countries.
Task 3 aimed at describing the situation related to the experiences in transport PPP projects in
the OIC Member Countries focusing on in depth case studies in six OIC Member Countries.
General recommendations for enhancing better risk management practices of transport PPP
projects among the OIC Member Countries were elaborated as part of Task 4.