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Trends in Crisis Management & Strategies to Survive a Crisis
January 29, 2019
There is an increased emphasis on crisis management by organizations around the world as both the frequency of crises and the impact of these crises are growing. An organization should...
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Risk Management with Third-Party Suppliers
January 29, 2019
With an increase in regulations hitting firms harder than ever, risk management associated with outsourcing activities to third-parties is at the forefront of many institutions focus. The Consumer Finance Protection...
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The Three Types of War Gaming
January 29, 2019
War gaming is a tool that is not utilized often enough by organizations. War gaming provides an organization with realistic situations and outcomes based on a certain set of information....
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Joint Venture Blind Spots and Strategies to Avoid Them
January 29, 2019
Joint ventures are developed through a five stage process requiring complex decisions to be made by varying teams. Joint venture success depends heavily on cross-process discipline throughout business planning and...
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Are You Trying to Embed ERM Thinking Deeper in Your Organization?
January 24, 2019
Extending the Reach of ERM: Techniques for Engaging More Employees
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Analyzing Root Causes of Risks
January 17, 2019
Bonnie Hancock, Executive Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State University interviews Angela Hoon, Executive Director of Strategic Risk Management at General Motors about how her organization analyzes root...
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The Value Proposition for ERM: From Intangible to Tangible
January 8, 2019
This case study, The Value Proposition for ERM: From Intangible to Tangible, provides great examples of ways that ERM has added value at six different companies. Graduate students in the...
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Recognizing the Shamrock Organization and Emerging Risks It May Create
January 4, 2019
When you think about your organization’s workforce and its related talent needs, there are a number of dynamics to consider. We have all heard about the Millennials and...
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Top Risks Report 2019: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2019
December 13, 2018
REPORT: Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2019 Top Risks for 2019 Annually, the ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, in conjunction with global consulting...
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Rich Insights from NC State’s Fall 2018 ERM Roundtable Summit
November 15, 2018
Our ERM Roundtable Summits started in 2004 around the same time as the initial COSO ERM Framework was released. In the early days of the Roundtables, we hardly heard any one...
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Understanding Reputation Risk
September 11, 2018
Understanding Reputation Risk
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Risk Assessment from COSO’s Perspective
September 4, 2018
Organizations are constantly searching for ways to create and add value to their companies. As a function of risk and return, value is integral for an organization’s success. Management...
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Conducting Annual Risk Interviews
August 14, 2018
Conducting Annual Risk Interviews
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Are Boards Focused on the Right Risks?
July 19, 2018
Recent studies conducted separately by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Protiviti/NC State highlight that “yesterday’s risks” that still preoccupy many boardroom discussions may...
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Conducting Black Swan Workshops
July 11, 2018
Conducting Black Swan Workshops
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COSO Releases Draft Guidance on Environmental, Social and Governance-related Risks
June 26, 2018
COSO and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are partnering to develop guidance for applying COSO’s 2017 Enterprise Risk Management: Integrating with Strategy and Performance to manage Environmental,...
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COSO Releases Examples of Framework Applications
June 26, 2018
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has released an important supplement to its 2017 Enterprise Risk Management – Integrating with Strategy and Performance. This compendium to the 2017 framework...
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COSO’s Take on the Three Lines of Defense
June 26, 2018
As risks begin to threaten the achievement of company objectives, senior management must determine the appropriate way to respond. In many instances, management decides to rely on the Committee of...
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Cyber Risks and Controls Through the COSO Lens
June 26, 2018
Recent political, technological and economic changes have had a large impact on information technology (IT) risk leaders. The primary operational priority of CIO’s has shifted to IT performance stability...
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The Age of Cloud Computing
June 26, 2018
The emergence of cloud computing has provided a significant opportunity for businesses to increase their business model capabilities and the ability to meet demand while avoiding investments in infrastructure and...