risk management
What went before ... In the early '00s, the relevance of using risk models was very much disputed. A number of leading companies in the risk management field did not see the reason to use models, as they felt that practice impeded organizations from assessing the entirety of their risks.
risk management
The limitations of current risk management approaches Risk management is most usually limited to the organization whose risks are being analyzed. Stakeholders are considered in most frameworks, but often only in the context of information and communication. They are seldom considered an active, contributing party in the context of risk
opinion
This is more than likely the last I will write about the challenge for consultants in differentiating their offerings from other offerings, but I wanted to share a couple more lines on the subject. This is again a revisit of an article I wrote a couple of years ago, with
Stream of Consciousness
As auditor, I have often been asked to facilitate between different groups. I believe the below may therefore be relevant for us auditors, although the subject is not core audit. I was recently invited to facilitate a group of experts in preparing for a significant likely change in their environment.
Stream of Consciousness
I keep revisiting old articles, not necessarily because I've run out of things to say, but because I often feel I did not state my case well enough. This mainly happened because I did not have enough practical experience outside of consulting to be able to be relevant.
Stream of Consciousness
About one and a half years ago, I made the transition from being a consultant to being a consultant's client. I effectively moved to the other side of the table. I have written before about decommoditization of consulting services. This is a revisiting of some of that earlier
Stream of Consciousness
This is a rewrite of an article I wrote in 2010. I'm revisiting some of my earlier writings to update them to my current ideas. Top five versus first five issues Ask people for their top five issues in any area of concern other than an area they
Stream of Consciousness
Mmm ... look at that ... less than 260.000 people in front of me in the queue. At an activation rate of one per 4 seconds that amounts to about 12 days wait. Let's call it 14 days to be on the safe side ... That's going to
Stream of Consciousness
This post expands on an article I wrote in 2010 for a blog called Risk 101 - Complexity risk management. The reason I got this from under the dust and decided to revisit it, was a discussion during a class I taught this week. Some of the concepts have been adapted
risk management
I've been teaching a risk management class at Solvay Brussels School (SBS) this week. Teaching these classes always brings home to me how much I love to teach. The exchange, the pace, the ideas ... as long as it stays concrete, I really feel as if I'm
gtd
Playing the piano When being asked what GTD is all about, I'm often reminded by what I see every day when I'm watching my kids practicing the piano. I remember the day they started their first practice as if it was yesterday. Their fingers clumsy on
Stream of Consciousness
I have been meaning to write an extended article on how we develop our internal audit reports for a long time. Given that I'm out with a quite heavy flu and my voice is completely gone, this is as good a time as any to write this post.