Risk Management

This page serves to organize some of the various Risk Management works created by George Spafford thus far. If you have questions or comments, please send them to: George.Spafford@Pepperweed.com.

Webinars:

The following are webinars that at least have some mention of Risk Management's role in an organization.

Webinar: The Role of Security in IT Service Management
Scarcely a day goes by without some news story regarding a security breach.  In the world of ITSM, security plays a key role and must be properly factored into the design and delivery of services.
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Webinar: IT Governance: Sound Management Practices that Deliver Results
"Despite being used increasingly in recent years, the term "IT Governance" may seem so broad as to lack meaning. But at its most basic, IT Governance is all about sound management practices that deliver results. IT needs to focus on understanding organizational goals and enabling functional areas to attain the objectives that support these goals."
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Webinar: Using ITIL to Improve SOX Processes
“Many organizations have experienced cost and frustration associated with some of the processes that they have implemented to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. ITIL offers many comparison processes that groups can leverage to improve their efficiency and effectiveness.”
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Excel Risk Model

Click here to access the Excel-based risk model spreadsheet referenced in the article. Note, this risk model uses a multi-variate equation such as one would see with COSO ERM and calculates Inherent and Residual Risk Scores.

Articles:

The following articles involve Risk Management, or an underpinning element such as the need for goals, to some degree:

• "Risk Management Isn't Just About IT", bITaPlanet, December 6, 2006 [Original]
• "Causality and IT Service Management", ITSM Watch, March 23, 2006 [Original]
• "Process Controls Can Avert Disaster", Datamation, July 20, 2005 (Click here to access the Excel-based risk model spreadsheet referenced in the article. Note, this risk model uses a multi-variate equation such as one would see with COSO ERM and calculates Inherent and Residual Risk Scores.)
• "Forging a 'Risk Chain' in a Complicated World", Datamation, July 9, 2005