Hello Readers:

News:  ISO standards are moving to risk.  This isn’t new to our readers.  What is new is that companies are waking up to the need of preparing for the transition to the new risk standards.  Consultants, registrars, and management reps are all prepping fro this change.  GET READY.  It’s coming.

Lots of good/great risk articles. Enjoy.

Greg Hutchins PE | GregH@CERMAcademy.com | QualityPlusEngineering.com | 503.233.1012.

• Must Know Risk Facts for Quality and All Professionals by Greg Hutchins.  In Against the Gods, the author says the mastery of risk is the foundation of modern life.  We believe that the knowledge of risk is the foundation of the future of quality profession and maybe all professions.
• Online Myth Busters – Where You Look For a Job Matters by Elizabeth Lions.  Job seekers are confused about where to look online for the next new opportunity.  Read where you should look.  Also, check out Elizabeth’s article a few days ago in Texas CEO.  Read more of Elizabeth at Careers@Risk.
• How To Avoid Human Error in Design by Ben Marguglio.  Any enterprise that is engaged with the potential for public harm is often required to develop an integrated risk management system.  Read how in this critical thought piece.
• Preventing Poor Communications Among Your Health Providers Will Make You Healthier by Thomas Lilley.  Every time you receive healthcare, you place yourself at risk.  Read what you can do to improve your health.  Read more of Thomas at YourHealth@Risk
• The Moment of ‘Oh‘ by John Blakinger & Greg Ranstrom.  Public administrators and other leaders get a lot of things right in making decisions.  Find out what you can do to improve your decision making.
• Do Software – Read About the Universal Software Metric by Capers Jones.  Function point metrics are the most accurate and effective metrics yet developed for studying software productivity, quality, costs, risks, and economic value.  Read more of Capers’s breakthrough thinking at SoftwareProductivity@Risk.
• Risks of Black Boxing by Umberto Tunesi – What’s a black box? “A self contained unit in an electronic or computer system whose circuitry need not be known to understand its function.”  Sound familiar.  Most consumer electronics are now our personal black boxes.  Read more of Umberto’s musings at Quality@Risk.
• You Need to Know This About Organizational Sustainability by Adina Suciu.  Organizational sustainability implies the capability to address with agility internal and external organizational challenges.  Problem is that most companies don’t do it well.  Find out why?  Read more of Adina’s musings at Process@Risk.

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• Working It: The Rules Have Changed.  FREE ebook on the new work rules. “Best job book I’ve ever read.”
• Future of Quality: Risk Management.  The slide deck that went viral and changed a profession for good.
• Supply Management Strategies. Learn how to manage your supply chain.
• Sourcing Rules Have Changed.  it’s Just in Case now NOT Just in Time.  This deck is an eye opener.