Dr Alex C. Arthur BSc MSc PhD FRICS MAPM is a chartered project management surveyor with more than 14 years' experience working in multi-disciplinary practices. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and an examiner of their Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) programme. He is also a member of the Association of Project Managers. Dr Arthur is a certified professional teacher and post-doctoral researcher who possesses extensive research and industrial expertise within the UK and other international construction industries. He has published a number of articles, journals and contributions to books on systems thinking and analysis, intuitive decision making, intuitive construction risk management systems, construction risk management decision making systems, partnering procurement, development control and planning systems.