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Risk Commentary Blog

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Economic Crisis: Why ERM Did Not Fail

I believe the message in this article, resurrected from my archive, is still valid.Risk management controls: not implemented, or subverted?We are continuing to experience economic turmoil (i.e., from ...

Friday, September 3, 2021 Risk Tolerance: Non-Finance Examples

In a previous article, I showed that the term “risk tolerance”, borrowed from the world of finance, is actually of different types and qualities. If Enterprise Risk Management must contemplate risk to...

Friday, September 3, 2021 Making Sense of Risk Tolerance, Risk Appetite

Definitions of risk tolerance can border on the absurd, showing a slavish adoption of financial terminology where it makes no sense.The degree of risk tolerance, whether at the individual or organizat...

Monday, August 2, 2021 Reprint – Risk Analysis for Tough Issues

The Economist’s risk management study back in 2010 found that there is a continuing perception of risk management as: “…support function staffed with narrowly focused specialists, such as business con...

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 How to Write Risk Statements

IntroductionIn early experimentation, we tried using just a few keywords to express a risk. The trouble with that is, a week later, the people around the table (even the one who came up with the line ...

Saturday, July 17, 2021 Digital Business Transformation – Get it Right

IntroductionDigital business transformation is a top-of-mind priority in management. Like all buzzwords, DBT is vague, but champions the cause of technology. At the same time, technology failure is co...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Interpretation of ERM Case Study – part 5/5

What can we make of this successful example of Enterprise Risk Management implementation, which has stood the test of time, and was praised by the Auditor General? Are there implications for others co...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 ERM Case Study: Camosun College: part 4/5

So far in this series of posts, we have seen the genesis of the ERM program in the decision by the Board of Governors; the project team’s review of background materials; and the decision to begin with...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 ERM Case Study: Camosun College: part 3/5

This is the next post in the Enterprise Risk Management implementation case study of Camosun College, B.C., Canada.IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHProject Approach – Key PlayersAs mentioned previously, the ide...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 ERM Case Study: Camosun College: part 2/5

This is a continuation of the Enterprise Risk Management implementation case study of Camosun College, B.C., Canada.INITIAL STAGESImpetus to ERM: Compliance or Improvement?The impetus towards risk man...

Monday, June 21, 2021 ERM Case Study: Camosun College 1/5

This is a case study in successful implementation of enterprise risk management — the first of five parts of the case of Camosun College.Two key aspects of ERM; viz., a good risk identification/ asses...

Monday, June 21, 2021 Risk Assessment for Tough Issues

In December of 2006 I published an article in Risk Management Magazine relevant to the question of the risk manager’s expanded role. It shows how to apply High Quality Risk Assessment to strategic pla...

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