Risk management should help us make better decisions, not create more paperwork. Yet Principle 21 of COSO’s draft framework, while containing some good ideas, pushes companies toward the same old mistakes that have plagued risk management for years. Let me be clear: linking risk to strategy is smart. Looking at both threats and opportunities makes… Continue reading Critique of draft COSO Corporate Governance Framework: Principle 21
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RISK-ACADEMY’s Auditing Risk Management Guide
Welcome to the RISK-ACADEMY‘s Auditing Risk Management Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to help organizations assess and improve the effectiveness of their risk management practices. In today’s complex and uncertain business environment, effective risk management is more important than ever. As such, this guide aims to provide practical insights and recommendations for evaluating and enhancing your… Continue reading RISK-ACADEMY’s Auditing Risk Management Guide
The better alternative to “inherent” and “residual” risk concepts
Few things are certain in life: death, taxes and someone in the risk community asking about inherent and residual risks. In fact the question is so frequent that I even did a short video response: To most organisations inherent vs residual comparison is a way to measure potential risk mitigation effectiveness and the reduction in… Continue reading The better alternative to “inherent” and “residual” risk concepts
Finally! An alternative to risk matrices
Ok, the title is obviously a joke, because the alternatives (multiple) have been available to anyone willing to learn for over 50 years. But since you clicked, this article will probably change your life for the better. Thank you Damir Ramazanov, Group Project Risk Manager, ERG for helping with the article and providing quality review. … Continue reading Finally! An alternative to risk matrices
Risk management used to be a science, then it became an art, now it’s just bullsh@t
Latest views from Alex Sidorenko on how “innovation”, lack of business acumen and consultants are killing modern risk management in non-financial organizations. First there was science… Some sources suggest probability theory started in gambling and maritime insurance. In both cases the science was primarily used to help people and companies make better decision and hence… Continue reading Risk management used to be a science, then it became an art, now it’s just bullsh@t
