What is a risk and what is an issue?
There are a couple of words that are often interchanged and Riskczar would like to put an end to that. At the very foundation of ERM is the use of common terms across the organization so it’s important...
View ArticleBack to school: ERM in universities and colleges
Seeing how the day after Labour Day is traditionally the first day of school, it seemed fitting to answer the question: “Hey, Riskczar, can ERM work in universities and colleges?” The short answer is,...
View ArticleUsing ERM to decide if you should get the H1N1 vaccine
The Canadian government is practicing risk management this week. It has begun administering H1N1 vaccines as part of the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history. But did it assess the...
View ArticleToothbrush risk management
The Book of Odds points out that you are more likely to be injured by your toothbrush than by a garage door. (Who knew!) The odds a person will visit an emergency department due to an accident...
View ArticleEggo disaster recovery plan
First H1N1 and now Eggo waffle shortage. When will the crises stop!? http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=awdcxj2tvRYc Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — Kellogg Co., the largest U.S....
View ArticleH1N1 fears and IT disaster recovery lesson learned
It’s nice to see that the pandemic fear generated some positive change with respect to IT disaster recovery. Now if on the ERM community could get some traction from the global threat or some other...
View ArticleFewer people got swine flu shot
Should Public Health really be concerned that so few people received the H1N1 vaccination last winter? http://bit.ly/cbqZAh Do I have to explain this? Last year when the craziness and panic was being...
View ArticleFlu vaccine risk management
Summer’s over and cold and flu season is upon us. My friend, Tim, told me about a phone call he received a couple of weeks ago from a health care organization offering to immunize his staff with the...
View ArticleThe Great Plague of London and root causes of risk
One of the hardest parts in documenting your risks is figuring out the root cause of the risk being analyzed. If this is done poorly, we will spend time and money treating the wrong root causes and the...
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