If Medicine Was Taught Like Risk Management Is Taught Then Everyone Would Be Sick
Risk professionals need training that explains what they have in common whilst also acknowledging the need to specialize.
Why Using Words to Discuss Probability Is Dangerous
Two different people can have deeply inconsistent interpretations of words like ‘probable’ and ‘possible’ without realizing it.
Why Spending More on Security Is Not Always the Right Answer
Cybersecurity professionals are cogently arguing for more funding but sometimes have a biased approach towards limiting risk.
Taleb’s Wise Words for Risk Managers
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has some career advice for risk managers willing to accept they cannot be popular with everyone.
Digital Services: The Risks of Crossing the Chasm
As telcos transform into digital service providers they will increasingly rely on analytics to manage new risks.
Review of BDO Telecoms Risk Factor Survey 2016
BDO’s attempt to give good risk management advice was hampered by survey results that contradicted much of what they wanted to say.
Show Me the Dead (or How We Forget Why We Manage Risk)
You should not manage safety by waiting for fatalities, so why do we manage our businesses like that?
Money@Risk: A forecast model for assurance
A proposal to develop a forward-looking Money@Risk forecast model that will extend the three-legged prevent – detect – recover approach that currently dominates assurance.
Dan Baker: Why talkRA Needs to Broaden its Coverage
Eric’s recent post “The End of talkRA” provoked a good discussion. And those who commented are eager to keep talkRA — or its successor —…
The End of talkRA?
Last week I mused on how the reduced market for business assurance means vendors need to consolidate, and how that will force many people to…