A consultant from New Zealand named Chris Peace, traces the history of the AS/NZS 4360 standard and the new ISO 31000, due out just in time for Christmas, in this copy of Safety and Health Practitioner dated October 16, 2009.…
What to get a risk manager for Christmas
This Christmas season, when you don’t know what to get the one you love because they already have a Nintendo Wii, iPod Touch or Beatles Rock Band, why not give them the gift of voluntary risk management guidelines, the ISO…
More ERM at colleges and universities
On September 8, 2009, I published some thought leadership from PwC about ERM in colleges and universities. Today I came across a 2009 survey conducted by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and United Educators about the…
ERM policy for United Nations agency
It’s nice to see that an agency of the United Nations, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (www.IFAD.org), has an enterprise risk management policy. This one is pretty straightforward with a good format and definitions. IFAD ERM policy (Riskczar).pdf They…
A bit more on Hydro One
Yesterday I wrote about a Hydro One case study and today I found (completely by accident) an entire chapter dedicated to Hydro One and their ERM effort in Chapter 11 of the book Enterprise Risk Management By David L. Olson,…
Case study – ERM at Hydro One
If I got together with all the other enterprise risk management practitioners and thought leaders, and spend a day filling in an Ishikawa diagram looking for root causes for why ERM has not achieved rock star status (or at the…
Monty Python on governance, risk, and compliance
I read too much about what GRC needs or what ERM needs but far too often suggestions read like my favourite Monty Python skit (a lot of easier said than done steps): Alan Well, last week we showed you how…
H. Felix Kloman – COSO ERM vs ANZ 4360 Deathmatch
Here’s a 2003 article written by Mr. Kloman where he reviews a draft version (at the time) of 4360 and one of COSO ERM authored by PwC. Although he is not reviewing the final versions, one can still draw similar…
PwC – ERM for educational institutions
Earlier today, I wrote about how ERM works for all organizations, including educational institutions. If you are interested in more on that topic, have a look at the attachment. I picked it up a few years ago when I worked…
Back to school: ERM in universities and colleges
Seeing how the day after Labour Day is traditionally the first day of school, it seemed fitting to answer the question: “Hey, Riskczar, can ERM work in universities and colleges?” The short answer is, yes. (It works anywhere silly.) So…