#443 – ERM REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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In November 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued NIST Special Publication NIST SP 800-221 (SP). The publication is entitled “Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology Risk: Governing and Managing ICT Risk Programs Within an Enterprise Risk Portfolio. (1) This SP provides a guide for integrating ICT Risk Management with the larger Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. Continue reading →

#443 – VUCAN® MANAGEMENT – GREG HUTCHINS

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Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.
Steve Jobs – Apple Founder & CEO

Today’s uncertainty and disruption presents burning questions: How does a person manage or lead in VUCA time? Continue reading →

#442 – RELIABILITY BENEFITS OF ALPHA AND BETA TESTING – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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Your customers are your best testers for your next product. They will explore the features. Expose the product to use conditions in unconscious ways. And, they will let you what they consider failures without needing the specification document. Continue reading →

#442 – 2023’S BILLION DOLLAR DISASTERS – SHUANG-YE WU PH.D.

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National weather analysts released their 2023 billion-dollar disasters list on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme downpours.

The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, with 28 disasters that exceeded more than US$1 billion in damage each. Continue reading →

#442 – COVID AFTERMATH RISKS – MALCOLM PEART

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COVID took its toll on humanity in many ways.  Firstly, there is the obvious loss of life and associated grief.  There is also the overall economic cost and loss of many of the rights that human beings today expect.  During lockdowns, over which there was no choice, the human population was inundated with stories of the doom, gloom, and death that the virus would bring and that, post- COVID, we could all expect a ‘new normal’.  That promise, rather than bringing hope also brought trepidation and panic. Continue reading →