To most, establishing program/department objectives seems like the normal thing to do. However, that is not always the case. Sometimes managers of programs/departments only focus on the purpose of their program/department. For example, the purpose of the audit program is to conduct audits. Continue reading
VUCA is an acronym for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. VUCA is the driver of most disruption in business.
I believe we live in VUCA time. And, VUCA is changing how business is done: Continue reading
ISO 31000 is going to be used more often as more ISO certified companies adopt Risk Based Thinking. However, ISO 31000 can be challenging. Why?
Interestingly, the descriptive nature of the ISO 31000 standard may well be its strength, but may also be its weakness. The standard without the proper guidance of a risk practitioner maybe come discretionary and even arbitrary.
ISO 9001:2015 has Risk Based Thinking requirements. Note ISO 31000 was developed in 2009 and is not harmonized with the new annex SL standards and ISO 9001:2015. Continue reading
Warning: this article may upset some conservative risk managers
Risk management in modern non-financial companies is very different compared to say 5 years ago. The level of risk management maturity, for lack of a better word, has grown significantly.
As more and more companies across the globe are looking to implement robust risk management, the demand for risk management consultants is also growing. Unfortunately, not all risk consultants are able to generate long term value for their clients, here are three reasons why: Continue reading
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I have worked in manufacturing quality for over 40 years in a wide variety of industries, including pulp and paper, chemical, plastic and rubber processing, battery manufacturing, converting, electronics assembly and machine building. I was employed by the Polaroid Corporation for 27 years as a process engineer; manufacturing manager and technical director. My last assignment at Polaroid was Director of Materials for World Wide Instant Film Manufacturing. In this role I was responsible for supplier quality. Additionally, I was Plant Manager for the Custom Coating Plant of the Furon Company (now Saint Gobain) for several years.