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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.

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

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In today’s post, we’ll lay out what these domains are, reveal which ones tend to get overlooked, and explain how knowing about the domains can help business continuity professionals reduce their organizations’ risks and bolster their resilience. Risk management is not one-size-fits all.

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The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk  

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Reducing risk is at the heart of everything we do as business continuity professionals. This week’s blog post will spell out the key concepts relating to this all-important goal; call it “The Ultimate Guide to Residual Risk.” Inherent risk is the danger intrinsic to any business activity or operation.

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How to Offload Your Risk to a Third Party

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Incorporates a combination of the strategies of risk avoidance and risk acceptance. Risk transfer: Passing risk on to another organization, such as by hiring a third-party vendor to perform the associated function. You still need to have a program to ensure the continuity of your business.

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Global Turmoil Making You Ill? Try a Dose of Risk Management  

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It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuity professional feel unwell. These days risk is at the forefront of everybody’s mind. It’s certainly on mine, not only in my role as a business continuity consultant but also as a business owner and CEO. And then keep it going.

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Who’s the Boss? Successful Risk Mitigation Requires Centralized Leadership

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Try a Dose of Risk Management As a business continuity professional, I tip my hat to any organization that makes a serious effort to reduce its risks. Related on MHA Consulting: Global Turmoil Making You Ill?