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Business Continuity and Risk Management

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What is the relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management? The relationship between Business Continuity and Risk Management depends on the organization. In most cases, Business Continuity is a sub-domain of Risk Management.

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The Difference Between Strategic and Operational Risk

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On the other hand, confusion about risks – and especially about strategic and operational risks – undermines an organization’s ability to manage risk well. This article addresses common questions about strategic and operational risk, such as: What are strategic risks and operational risks?

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These 8 Risk Domains Are the Meat and Potatoes of Risk Management 

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As a practical activity, enterprise risk management (ERM) centers on eight distinct risk domains, some strategic and some operational. Finally, everyone involved in assessing and mitigating risk at an organization needs to make sure their work is custom-tailored to that company’s industry and culture.

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At Risk of Distraction: The Seductive Appeal of RMIS Software

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An emerging hot topic in business continuity and risk management is the software known as a risk management information system (RMIS). An RMIS can help an organization identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks, but often they merely seduce and distract companies that are not in a position to make proper use of them.

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Risk Management Process – Part 3c: Risk Control

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The third crucial step in risk assessment is risk control, which involves crafting effective strategies to mitigate the identified risks. There are four fundamental types of risk control: risk acceptance, risk mitigation, risk avoidance, and risk transfer.

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5 Steps towards an Actionable Risk Appetite

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Risk tolerances, on the other hand, set acceptable levels of variation in performance that can be readily measured. For example, a company that says it doesn’t accept risks that could result in a significant loss of its revenue base is expressing a risk appetite. Risk Appetite. Risk Tolerance.

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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

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More simply, the job of the risk manager is to identify, prioritize, and mitigate the risks faced by the organization. Risk Management and Business Continuity The relationship of the risk management department and the business continuity office varies by organization. Transferring risk.