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Risk Management Process – Part 3c: Risk Control

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There are four fundamental types of risk control: risk acceptance, risk mitigation, risk avoidance, and risk transfer. Risk control’s critical importance lies in its ability to minimize the impact of potential risks and avert costly and disruptive events.

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The Difference Between Strategic and Operational Risk

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Understanding these risks can improve business practices and decision-making, and allow risk managers to implement wise risk mitigation and management controls. 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. Second, we do not assess the risks to an organization with the expectation that every risk identified can or should be eliminated. Risk management is not one-size-fits all.

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Risk Management as a Career: A Guide for BCM Professionals

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For those with a suitable temperament and skill set, a career in risk management can be rewarding due to the field’s broad scope, consequential nature, and rising prominence. In this week’s post, we’ll look at what a risk manager does and the skills it takes to excel in this role. It’s a permanent ongoing activity.

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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. It is a collection of good management practices linked together.

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Important KPIs for Successful Vendor Management

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Every risk management program should include risks posed by your vendors. Beware, however: vendor risk management is a complex process unto itself, requiring ongoing monitoring and measurement. What Are Vendor Risk Management Metrics? The six risks listed below are a good place to start.

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5 Steps towards an Actionable Risk Appetite

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Risk appetite is a higher-level statement that considers the broad levels of risk that management deems acceptable. A risk appetite statement sets a course of action, or goal, based on what the organization would like to achieve. Risk Appetite. Risk Tolerance. Risk Appetite.