ERM Initiative Staff

May 1, 2012

Managing Levels of Innovation Risk

The highly competitive landscape and the rapid pace of change means organizations must continually seek to innovate to survive and grow. For many, their rush to get new innovations to market overlooks critical risks that threaten the success of those initiatives. More organizations are seeing first-hand how difficult of a task it is to mitigate innovation risk. The Harvard Business Review (HBR) article "Managing Your Innovation Portfolio" highlights how organizations can, through the balance of diversifying and appropriately focusing efforts within their innovation portfolios, achieve higher returns over their long-term innovation investments. The authors of this article discuss issues dealing with managing innovation and ways to initially guide management.

May 1, 2012

How to Manage Risks Associated with Organic Growth Strategies

Discover four rules for managing risks in organic growth strategies. Learn how executive oversight enhances alignment, mitigates fragmented efforts, and promotes a consistent, organization-wide growth culture.

Apr 1, 2012

Leading a Risk Team

Learn how CFOs can drive value-added risk management through strategic focus, a common risk framework, and innovative approaches to human capital, supply chain, and technology integration.

Mar 1, 2012

Learning from Duke University’s Enterprise Risk Management Process

Universities are embracing ERM to manage complex risks. Duke’s approach highlights the importance of risk ownership, prioritization, trustee involvement, and a measured implementation pace.

Mar 1, 2012

Responding to Shifting Global Risk Trends

PwC’s “Risk in Review” report highlights global risks like economic uncertainty, regulatory changes, and geopolitical instability. Discover how businesses are shifting to top-down risk management approaches and adopting strategic tools like scenario analysis and IT defenses.

Mar 1, 2012

Competitive Intelligence: Managing Industry Dissonance Risk and Enhancing Foresight Capabilities

Learn how competitive intelligence enhances strategic risk management by monitoring risks, aligning strategies with market trends, and preparing for rare, high-impact events to gain a competitive advantage.

Mar 1, 2012

Aligning ERM Software with an Established ERM Process

Discover why an ERM framework should precede software implementation to optimize your risk management efforts and avoid common pitfalls.

Feb 1, 2012

Understanding and Communicating Risk Appetite

Discover the importance of defining and communicating risk appetite. This article explains how to develop, monitor, and integrate risk appetite into strategic planning to drive organizational success.

Feb 1, 2012

Twelve Areas of Risk a Board Should Consider

Explore Deloitte’s insights on twelve key risk areas boards should address, from global economic uncertainty to talent management and regulatory compliance, essential for aligning strategy and risk management in today's challenging market.

Feb 1, 2012

The LEGO Group’s Four Elements of Risk Management

Learn how LEGO Group's strategic risk management approach, including Monte Carlo simulations and the PAPA model, enhances decision-making, prioritizes risks, and prepares the company for uncertainty.