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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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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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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? Cameras are not monitored real time and no regular reviews are done to ensure optimal viewing and recording.

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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. Reducing risk.

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

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For the past few years the news has been a drumbeat of threatening events—and the beat seems to be growing louder. In such times, the best thing an organization can do is get serious about risk management. It’s enough to make an organization leader or business continuity professional feel unwell. And then keep it going.