In my 16 year career in risk management I hired or helped to hire a lot of risk professionals both in Europe and Middle East. In this article I describe the competencies that I usually look for in a risk professional. The list of competencies I originally wrote about still rings true to me. So I dedicated my last 4 years to creating a platform where risk management can upskill and learn from some of the best risk and decision professionals on the planet.

I strongly believe that learning how to build an influence diagram or a decision tree and then converting it into a stochastic model, running simulations and back testing model assumptions will prepare you for any emerging risk on the planet. Risks change, the math under the bonnet is almost always the same. Learning the basic principles of probability theory, decision science, behavioral economics and corporate finance, in my mind, is still the most important skillset for a risk manager to have.

If you are looking to upskill your risk team, want to understand what is risk management all about, thinking of switching to risk management or just want a better job, then look no further. Learn from this collection of amazing resources.

Watch RAW2019 replays, still as relevant as ever

Learn how to use influence diagrams to build a risk model, how to use SIPs to make your risk models universally used throughout the organisation, why heatmaps don’t work, overcome cognitive biases when talking about risks, implement practical risk culture ideas and many more. All RAW2019 replays are now free.

Watch RAW2020 replays and share with your team

Learn some of most advanced project risk management techniques, use game theory to improve decision making, integrate risk analysis into planning and budgeting. Learn how to calibrate experts if you must use their opinions in risk analysis and why a group of experts is better than one. All RAW2020 replays are free to our YouTube members.

Watch RAW2021 replays and turn it into an online learning for corporate employees

Learn more about project risk management techniques, apply risk analysis to save lots on insurance and lots more. RAW2021 workshops are free to anyone registered and paid for RAW2022.

Watch RAW for Charity to learn and support a great cause

Earlier in 2022 a small group of speakers got together to share some of the latest case studies and techniques in risk management and support the victims of the war in Ukraine.

Watch RAW2022

Use the experience gained at RAW2022 to advance your career, upskill your risk management team or find a better job. Our aim is to bring together best quantitative risk management practices in a easy to understand and practical fashion for a fraction of the price.

You can watch the workshops live or in replay on your phone, computer or tablet. If you can’t watch the session live, don’t worry, replays will be available forever. More than 10000 participants watched RAW workshops over the last 3 years, don’t miss this opportunity to upgrade your risk game.

The workshops will be of value to decision makers and risk professionals alike, so share with your management teams and let them appreciate what risk management is all about.

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