Hello Readers:
More data points on the march of quality to risk.
+ Operational, six sigma, quality, and process improvement magazines are rebranding to risk.+ ISO certification bodies are rebranding and focusing on risk management.+ Risk is being integrated into sectoral quality standards.
In this issue, we focus on the the basics of management, specifically : 1. Risk-based, problem-solving and 2. Risk-based, decision-making.
So, the march to risk continues. We are fielding many more questions on risk. So, this issue and those during the summer will focus on risk tips and tools. Enjoy.
Four Key Questions for Quality (Or Any) Executives by Greg Hutchins. Your boss is or shortly will be asking you the following questions. Get ready. Start thinking and preparing your answers NOW. Get more information at ISO9001@Risk.How a Kid’s Elephant Became Your Next Information Security Nightmare by John Millican. Find out what’s going to keep your boss and you awake at night. Information security is a problem, OK nightmare, that we’re all going to have very soon. Read more on information security at CISO@Risk.The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same by Chris Peace. We keep doing the same things over again and expect different outcomes. This is simply human nature. How can we break out of patterns of risk behavior and develop new patterns. Read how in this thought provoking piece. Read more at Projects@Risk.Risk Assessment: A Simple Quality Example by Jim Lamprecht. Jim wrote some of the best selling books on ISO 9001. True guru. He isn’t YET a confirmed believer of risk in ISO 9001 (2015). Read more at ISO9001@Risk.What You Need to Know About Risk Appetite and Risk Threshold by Mark Moore. If you’re going to do a risk assessment, you need to understand your organization’s and your personal risk appetite. if you don’t, that’s a sure recipe for failure.In Search of Risk by Frank Harris. The best selling business book 20 or so years ago was In Search of Excellence. Now, the new best sellers are going to be In Search of Risk. Read all about why and the critical questions you should ask to detect risk. Read more on risk tools at Tips&Tools@Risk.Mitigating Project Risk by Adopted Accelerated Delivery Techniques by Howard Wiener. Once funding is approved for your project, you should start thinking how to mitigate them because this is when they’re highest. Read more of Howard’s pieces at Projects@Risk.How to Develop Risk and Process Requirements by Adina Suciu. As part of ISO 9001 (2015) or the move to risk, you’re going to start developing risk and process requirements. Without these, you can’t have KPI’s, KRI’s, or performance measures. Learn how to develop requirements. Also, learn more from Adina at: Process@Risk.