Jim DeLoach on Enterprise Risk Management
Normally I spend a lot of time complaining that vendors and consultants talk an awful lot of nonsense about risk management. It is only fair…
Comparing Bigfoot to GRAPA
Reading the website of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) I was stuck by the similarities with the website of the Global Revenue Assurance Blagger’s…
inteRAction
Let me share a secret. My interest in RA accounts for only half of my interest in talkRA. The other half of my passion is…
the ‘Intelligent’ Software – or is it?
A seemingly naïve post/status update on Facebook caught my eye. The image spoke in volumes for anyone who was/is listening. Apparently intelligence in softwares can…
Psychometric Tests for Risk Managers
Hats off to risk vendors Active Risk, who are doing some research into an area long neglected. When recruiting, it is important not to judge…
A Plus (not a must)
Because I keep tabs on what is happening in revenue assurance, I end up glancing over an awful lot of job adverts. However, I had…
ABIS, the Lessons Live on
For several months (maybe a year), I have not visited the ABIS & Associates website. I was thus surprised when I visited and found the…
MTN Ghana Blames Airtel for $9M Simbox Fraud
It seems that old pal Nixon Wampamba cannot escape the evils of simboxes. Last December he was in the news after the arrest of eight…
Can ‘Social’ Networking be the “New Age” Official Communication System
Here is an interesting article on ‘death of email’. It argues Social Media based communication systems are growing and far more effective than emails. A…
The Curse of Standardization
Everybody likes standardized ways of working. There is comfort in saying: – We do this as a standard practice – Our processes are standardized –…