Krane et al. (2012) explore how “Inherent interest conflicts between a project management team and project owner are often neglected in project risk management. Risk management by the project management team basically focuses on project short-term survival, or project success toward handover to the customer, while for the project owner, strategic success should be more important.”
Reference:
KRANE, H. P., OLSSON, N. O. E. & ROLSTADÅS, A. 2012. How project manager–project owner interaction can work within and influence project risk management. Project Management Journal.