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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011). He has served as consultant for United Nations, U.S.

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Black Swans and Swiss Cheese – A Boat Crash in Baltimore

Plan B Consulting

This is a classic business continuity and emergency response incident, and I thought I would examine it through the lens of a couple of risk management concepts: black swan events and Reason’s Swiss cheese theory. Black swan events, popularised by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, are rare events that have a major impact when they occur.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.) A great place to get an overview of the whole BC field, from Program Administration to Exercises to Risk Management and Mitigation. This is a subsection of Ready.gov devoted specifically to the needs of business. BCM consultancy websites.

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A Glimmer of Hope: Resilience at the BCI World Hybrid 2022 Conference

Fusion Risk Management

Gradually, we have seen the return of the ‘conference,’ a phenomenon only remembered by those born pre-2001. . Request a demo or contact your Fusion account manager or myself via LinkedIn today! . The post A Glimmer of Hope: Resilience at the BCI World Hybrid 2022 Conference appeared first on Fusion Risk Management.

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

Then came the game-changer that was the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Other components include risk management, crisis management, operational resilience, supply chain resilience, and financial resilience, among others.

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Internal Controls & Fraud Prevention

Reciprocity

These consequences came to pass when the Enron scandal broke in 2001. The collapse of Enron, along with several other corporate frauds circa 2001, led to enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2022. Leverage ZenRisk to Mitigate Fraud Risk in Your Organization.

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Fire and Rain: Adapting to an Era of Global Instability 

MHA Consulting

Geopolitical risk is arguably at the highest level it’s been in 50 years. Try a Dose of Risk Management A World in Tumult There’s a consensus among the key executives I’ve talked to recently: the current global environment contains more risk for organizations than at any time in the last half century. counterparts.