May we wish all of you a Very Prosperous Chinese New Year.
So, some great risk news. We are developing 3 new risk categories in CERM Risk Insights: Software@Risk™ Pharma@Risk™ and Projects@Risk™ Each is curated. Each has relevant and current risk content. So, check them out.
What do you think is the success rate of ISO, CB, and internal quality audits? This is going to be a critical question over the next few years as ISO families of standards adopt internal control and risk management requirements. BTW: How successful or effective do you think financial audits are? The Wall Street Journal reported that one in three audits fail We’re going to see much more interest in Value Added Auditing.
FREEMIUM: President Obama issued his cyber security executive order in February 2013. In a few days, NIST will offer its cyber security risk management solution. Q+E is presenting a FREE Cyber Security Across Critical Infrastructure Protection Sectors webinar. Why is this a must-attend webinar for you? The new NIST risk management cyber standards may become the standard of due care for all companies with critical infrastructure and/or private information. How to you register? Click here BTW: It’s FREE FOR NOW!
We hope you enjoy this issue. We look forward hearing from you. Best,
Greg Hutchins PE CERM | Quality + Engineering | CERM Academy | 800.COMPETE | 503.233.1012
Future of Quality: Risk®
Redefining the Business Impact Assessment by Geary Sikich. Business Impact Assessments (BIA) are a critical part of risk management and continuity plans. However, the BIA needs to be reinvented. Read why and how in this important article. Read more at: Tips&Tools@Risk.ISO Process Planning & Process Auditing by Julius Hein. Are CB auditors supposed to audit for compliance to the standard or conduct process effectiveness audits? Read what is required of today’s quality auditors. Read more at ISO9001@Risk.Subcontractor Selection & Risk Mitigation by John Ayers. Selection of key subcontractors on a program is very important and many times can make the difference between program success and failure. Read how to mitigate subcontractor risk by using the Best Value Assessment (BVA). Read more at Suppliers@Risk.Tribal Knowledge – The Intentional Kind by Mark Moore. Tribal knowledge is how work gets done. Read how intentional tribal knowledge can help you get work done. Read more at Projects@Risk.Future Technologies Here Today by Capers Jones. Capers is prescient. He can foresee the future of technology. He asserts these technologies are ready for prime time and ready for commercialization. Read more at Cyber@Risk.
Misunderstanding of Risks by Umberto Tunesi. We do things in the name of business. But, what about the environment and other risks in the name of business. Read more at Quality@Risk.
Regulations Vary Worldwide But Risk Management is the Common Denominator by Cindy Fazzi. Regulations for public safety are increasing. The common dominator in most/all ISO, IEC, and ANSI standards will be risk. Read more at Pharma@Risk.