MAJOR PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD BASED ON BP NEURAL NETWORK

In order to prevent risks in major projects, it is of great importance to accurately assess risks in advance. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a novel major project risk assessment method with the BP neural network model. Firstly, we propose an index system for major project risk assessment, which is made up of four parts: 1) Schedule risk, 2) Cost risk, 3) Quality risk, and 4) Resource risk. Secondly, we propose a hybrid BP neural network and particle swarm optimization (PSO) model to evaluate risks in major projects. Especially, major project risk assessment results are achieved from the output layers of the BP neural network which is optimized by the PSO algorithm. In our proposed hybrid model, the fitness for each particle is computed through an optimal function, and then the particle can improve its velocity for the next cycle by searching the optimal value. Furthermore, this process should be repeated when the end condition is satisfied. Finally, experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is able to evaluate risk level of major projects with high accuracy.