Old wine – New bottles

So on a reflective Friday morning over coffee, I have browsed through some of my early writing – partly for fun, and partly to see how well it still “stands up”. It may depend on how you measure it 😂 From my point of view – and context at the time – they were written… Read More

A reminder – vulnerability is variable

A wet day at Hazel’s cafe this morning reminded me of one of my free apps – vulnerability is variable!

Reputation Risk

This week gave us a classic story of “ambush by a reputation risk”. … for want of a horseshoe nail.

How prepared are you? How prepared ought you be?

A short story … Once upon a time, in the bustling city of New York, there was a small family-owned business named “Lighthouse Marketing”. The business was doing exceptionally well and was generating substantial profits for the family. However, the owner, Mr. James, was always concerned about the future of his business. He knew that… Read More

How prepared are you? How prepared ought you be?

Heart, Head, and Gut

How do you make tricky decisions? “Duke it out” immediately focuses on the importance of tensions between different things – in this context, between different decision criteria. For each of us, a key question is “which rules” – or, in this decision making context, what weighting is given to each criterion?

“Good” Decision

How might you make a “good” decision? Elements of General Approach A decision matrix is just one of many tools currently considered “best practice” for good decision-making. It uses a systematic approach to narrow down options, comparing choices by using a combination of weighted voting and ranking. A criteria matrix is especially helpful when: 1.… Read More

Storms and Sandwich Boards

The clean up uses parking areas as a sound strategy to store debris before removal. Sound, but with some unintended consequences. Losing your “Premises”

Risk @ Interfaces

On the edge. On the boundary. At the interface.

When should you invest in disaster management?

Purists … say you ought to have already set it up “yesterday”. Pragmatists … say you ought to do it “whenever you’re ready”. Whenever you decide, there are some things to consider. 3. Consider using a criteria-based decision making approach when determining the most appropriate planning solution for you.

Couldn’t make this up!

My favourite “risk management errors” story today comes out of the Perth Mint. Greed, arrogance and incompetence characterise a range of activities over years. https://apple.news/AmOJXFdVNQeW4MxBpK6mHTQ

Scenario Analysis

Introducing our Scenario Analysis app, available as a Tier 1 product (costing less than US$1) from Apple and Google stores. Screen 1 Scenarios Field 1 “Assets” Prompt “Compile a list of assets. Consider significant operational processes, activities, and the resources upon which they rely including people, facilities, machinery, equipment, infrastructure (including premises), technology (including plant… Read More

AgileBCP Consulting Opportunities

OpportunityAgileBCP Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the global availability of our ongoing commission arrangements for consultants who facilitate subscriptions to our Agile Business Continuity Software as a Service Platform. Why AgileBCP Software as a ServiceWhat differentiates our globally available SaaS is alignment with “Best Practices” harmonized with International Standards. What distinguishes the approach as… Read More

Shut happens

The hospitality industry invests heavily on having bumper weekends. They’re the days everyone is “out and about”. Except … when you can’t be “up and at em”. And recently it was like that for many popular venues in our area. There might be lessons for the day – there might be lessons from the day.… Read More

Revisiting Black Swans

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Poor decision making

Yet another example of poor decision making featured in the newspaper this morning. “Minor” but illustrative it shows a failure to take responsibility. OughtWe is our free decision maker app – check it out.

Risk Trends

Headlines reflect a disarming lack of confidence.

In this Blog I have selected some key themes from the Insight Report. Illustrating them with images from the report.

Extreme events and uncertainties continue to dominate the landscape.

Central to context is the question of “what do we value?”

Central to vulnerabilities are supply chains.

With enhanced foresight being a ‘must-have’

The Frameworks have remained robust for decades

At the ground level, we offer apps – many free, some up to $5 – which can go a long way to support you asking the right questions.

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Be wary of “fonts of all knowledge”

It is heartening to know people who are experts. More so when you know several who are experts in the same field – but with different ways of looking at things. It’s not that they’re right. It’s that they make you think. Similarly, the role of having a strong range of criteria to consider when… Read More