All Mitigation articles – Page 4

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    Project risk management a corperate perspective

    2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

    What do post-completion project reviews tell us? Alastair Bloore considers the messages, and argues that the root cause of many project failures is to be found in the decisions taken at the very sta

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    Firm foundations

    2001-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Construction projects offer opportunities for fraudsters. Establish some firm rules when commissioning work, urges Geoff Covey.

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    Staying on track

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Concern over business continuity is the main factor fuelling growing corporate interest and investment.

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    Harnessing technology

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Margaret Cubley & Iain MacDonald discuss the value of IT driven crisis management.

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    Reassessing longtail exposures

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    A recent court decision will cause some companies to reassess their liabilities where past operations have exposed their employees and others to asbestos.

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    Managing critical dependencies

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The avalanche of information before the millenium date showed how much companies rely on computers and communications networks.

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    Crisis management teams, who needs them?

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The more disturbing the situation, the stronger the urge to take refuge in familiar procedures.

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    Don't jeopardise your brand

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Every organisation with an identity has a brand that it must manage and protect in order to survive and prosper.

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    The blame game

    2001-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The Blame Game is alive and flourishing in the UK, as employees follow the US trend and become increasingly litigious.

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    Positive thinking pays

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Near misses and complaints provide some valuable pointers for risk management, says Jonathan Clark.

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    Embedded risk management - the new grail?

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Outsourcing can mean entrusting your hard won customers and reputation to someone else. Can you be sure their risk management principles and processes match yours? Rosie Harrison reports.

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    Don't be a fraud victim

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Take a tough line to prevent fraud says Geoff Covey.

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    Damage limitation

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Fiona Warin discusses communications strategies for damage limitation and the role of public relations.

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    Competing fairly

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Competition liability is a growing risk. Can insurance help? Nick Stanbury lays out the ground rules.

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    Systems under attack

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Once, thieves only burgled your safe. Today they break into your computers, say Phil Sealey & Yag Kanani.

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    How safe is your intellectual property?

    2001-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Howard Cottrell says that misrepresentation of brand image will escalate with the internet explosion, but companies are taking surprisingly few precautions to protect themselves.

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    Virtual hazards

    2001-06-12T00:00:00Z

    IT can leave you exposed to unprotected and unexpected risks, warns Janet Edey.

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    The polluter pays not always!

    2001-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Richard Ford discusses the implications of the new regime on contaminated land.

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    Post Mortem

    2001-06-11T00:00:00Z

    David Gilbert identifies five common reasons for corporate failure, ranging from elementary lack of basic controls to an ostrich-like failure to face facts.

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    Managing Absenteeism

    2001-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Soraya Clements gives advice on cutting the costs of absence.<