Dear Readers:

Welcome to CERM Risk Insights #6.  May we wish you all a Happy New Year.  The latest:

• Q+E has developed CERM-Electric Reliability.  For more information, click here:
• We are developing CERM–Pharma and CERM–Cyber Security.  Contact Q+E if you’re interesting in participating in these certs and becoming an early adopter and consultant.
• Working It: Rules Have Changed continues to garner great reviews.  More than 1,700 copies have been sent since the beginning of October.  Send us a request if you’re interested in a free copy of the 180-page ebook.

Much thanks for your great support.  We look forward to hearing from you.  Stay tuned, another free book will be offered next month.  Enjoy.

Greg Hutchins | GregH@CERMAcademy.com | 503.233.1012 | 800.COMPETE

• Changes Coming Soon to ISO 9001 and COSO by Sandford Liebesman. Significant news on how ISO 9001 and COSO ERM standards seem to be aligning.  More than 1 million ISO 9000 registered companies may be impacted by the new ISO risk direction.  Sandford recently authored Competitive Advantage: Linked Management Systems available, which is available by clicking here.
• Projects Need to Be ‘In Control’ by Dan Swanson.  Internal auditors provide  critical assurance and control in evaluating all projects, especially IT project risks.  Read about a successful 8-step audit framework/process.
• Soft Defect Origins and Removal Methods by © Capers Jones.  The cost of finding and fixing bugs or defects is the largest single expense element in the history of software.  Period.  This cost can range up to 50 cents of each software dollar.  Read what can be done to improve quality and lower software risks.
• How Technical People Blow Interviews by Elizabeth Lions.  I’ve been there and done that.  Learn from an expert on what to do and not do.  Elizabeth recently released her second book, I Quit! Working For You Isn’t Working For Me.  Digital or old fashioned print books can be found, along with reviews and a sneak peak of the first chapter by clicking here.
• Performance Excellence Models by Adina Suciu.  In these lean times, it all about organizational performance excellence.  In this fact filled piece, Adina contrasts and compares the EFQM and Baldrige models.
• Rolling Risk Down Hill by Paul Kostek.  Learn why supplier risk management may be one of the hottest consulting areas in 2013 as risk becomes as critical as quality in sourcing decisions.
• What You Should Never Do with a Suspicious Computer by Carolyn Turbyfill.  Read what happens when a computer guru sees the Bond movie Skyfall and things don’t make sense.