Jun 1, 2022What more can we do to save lives whilst increasing productivity?The benefits of fully digitalizing an end-to-end risk management process in high risk environments. Whilst mining, oil and gas represent some of the largest markets across the Latin America, they are amongst the most dangerous and technically challenging in which to work and operate. Safety incidents can carry dire consequences…Project Risk Management4 min readProject Risk Management4 min read
May 23, 2022Risk management to help attain project goalsRisks can arise at any time in the project lifecycle and without appropriate management, can hinder your chances of project success. How can project teams avoid or minimise the impact of potential risks that could impede the project from attaining its goals? …Project Risk Management4 min readProject Risk Management4 min read
May 16, 2022Why prioritize third-party risks within project and enterprise risk management?Most businesses have been working with third parties — including suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, business partners, resellers — for many, many years, so third-party risks are hardly a new phenomenon. …Risk Management3 min readRisk Management3 min read
May 9, 2022How the Risk Manager can be relevant to the C-suiteIn a popular Sword GRC webinar entitled ‘Making Risk Management Relevant to Executive Management’, GRC thought leader Jason Breton explored the importance of the Risk Manager role in 2022 within a context of organizational design. This blog post features highlights from the webinar. The full ‘Making Risk Management Relevant to…Risk Management5 min readRisk Management5 min read
May 6, 2022“How can you make effective decisions if risk cost data is derived by sticking a finger in the air?”Risk Cost Impact Formula — one of many innovations within the 2022 Active Risk Manager solution set — solves the problems that stem from inaccuracy when calculating the cost impact of risks within project risk management. Global Marketing Manager, Jenny Ritson-Smith explains: “Risk management and cost control are closely intertwined…Project Risk Management3 min readProject Risk Management3 min read
May 6, 2022Enhanced data visualization deepens understanding and strengthens risk intelligenceIt’s not hard to see how a keener understanding of the connections between risks can lead to better risk intelligence. And how the ability to see the ‘full picture’ of risks and their relationships with one another — both project and enterprise-wide — can support more informed decisions around risk…Risk2 min readRisk2 min read
Apr 5, 2022Shedding light on risk oversightRisk oversight is widely considered to fall within the remit of the board, but do organizations feel that their risk management processes are supporting strategic decision-making? The NC State Poole College of Management Enterprise Risk Management Initiative’s ‘2019 The State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices’…Risk Management Software3 min readRisk Management Software3 min read
Mar 21, 2022How effective is your cyber security posture?Cyber crime is a global issue of massive proportions. According to RiskIQ* research, it costs organizations ‘$2.9 million every minute, and major businesses lose $25 per minute as a result of data breaches’. Cisco** data estimates that DDoS (distributed denial of services) attacks ‘will grow to 15.4 million by 2023…Risk Management Solutions5 min readRisk Management Solutions5 min read
Mar 9, 2022Integrating ESG risks within your organization’s risk profileRisks driven by environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues pose new layers of complexity for organizations to factor into their risk management. …Risk Management4 min readRisk Management4 min read
Feb 28, 202212 tips for evaluating risksRisk evaluation — understanding the probability of business risks and their potential impacts is core to the risk management process. …Risk Management3 min readRisk Management3 min read
