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Recession watch

Background to the

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Practical aspects
Risk managers
Risk tactics
Regulation
 
Academic aspects
Financial risk
Economics and history of recession

 

 

Innovation, Value Creation and Opportunity

Special Interest Group

 

Recession watch

This recession is the most serious economic downturn we have seen in generations with impacts on different sectors and in different regions. The IRM's Innovation SIG felt it was important for anyone interested in risk to have a place to go for advice and information on the innovation and opportunities in risk management that this recession will bring about . We encourage both members and non-members to visit the new area of the website and share their experiences.

All the members of the Group are committed to ensuring members get regular feedback to maximise the benefit that this initiative can deliver. This is an exciting development which we are convinced will help those in the risk management community drive innovation, value creation and opportunity.

Andy Bye,  Chairman Special Interest Group,  Innovation, Value Creation and Opportunity.

Click here or follow the links on the left for more information.

 

Forthcoming Meetings:

 

Date Wednesday 21 April 2010
Time 9.30am - 10.30am
Location

Keele University, Staffordshire UK

Agenda

SIG members will be leading a workshop at the IRM Professional Development Forum on the subject of 'The credit crunch was foreseable: risk management is no longer a creditable business tool'

  • Did risk management failure cause the financial crisis?
  • What organisations have weathered the crisis well and what was their risk framework?
  • Opportunities from the recession for risk managers?

 

Register

To attend this session you must be a delegate at the Professional Development Forum. For more details, prices and to book online click here


 

Group contact details

Chairman - Andrew Bye at abye.sigirm1@ntlworld.com

Secretary - Bill Mitchell at secretary.ivco.sig@live.co.uk


 

Aims and objectives

Innovation, opportunity, risk and value management studies are about programme reviews undertaken by teams comprising experts and stakeholders using a range of tools, particularly methods that focus on functions, strategies, cost and budget.

Value, Opportunity and Innovation are:

  • Philosophy - A philosophy to managing strategies, programmes, processes and projects focused on a holistic view of balancing performance and resource needs
  • Tools - A set of tools and techniques applied by qualified practitioners aimed at performance improvement and benefits realisation
  • Inclusion and Collaboration - An approach to managing which is inclusive and takes account of stakeholder needs and helps those stakeholders make informed investment decisions
  • Functional - An approach which focuses on functional performance as a way of describing process or project benefits capable of making complexity simple and invaluable
  • Non Tangible Performance Factors - Good at capturing non tangible as well as tangible project benefits, such as sustainability, durability and maintainability considerations
  • Purely focused on cost cutting
  • Limited to projects or construction

 

Resources and Downloads

Operational Risk Review Report (pdf 129kb)

The group seeks to develop and share knowledge within its focus areas and since its origin the group has undertaken a number of projects as a means to deliver this goal.  The most recent project undertaken has been to look at ‘Opportunity risk’ on the basis of the following three challenges:

  • Identify current practices in ‘opportunity risk management’.
  • Consider the benefits in following a new ‘opportunity risk’ approach.
  • Share practical examples of ‘opportunity risk’ in action.

 

‘Opportunity Risk’ – a definition

Opportunity risk management enables an organisation to use its risk management framework to actively manage upside risks, in addition to the more traditional focus on downside risks.  This involves: (a) the identification of upside / opportunity risks, (b) identifying / determining what will enable these upside risks, and (c) ensuring they are in place and effective.

 

Exploring the management of ‘Opportunity Risk’

The group obtained a balanced view of how ‘opportunity risk’ is being managed by talking to 27 organisations – either directly in interviews or using a workshop format. The scope of the exercise was to provide answers to four questions:

  • Why implement the change to an ‘Opportunity Risk’ approach?

  • How do you deliver ‘Opportunity Risk’ in practice?

  • What is the change process?

  • What are the benefits and measures of ‘Opportunity Risk’ management?

This review has been compiled by :
Mark Boult – DNV
Andrew Bye - Regis Mutual Management Limited
Louis Cooper -Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP
Bill Mitchell – The Carbon Trust
Clive Thompson –Willis Limited
Nicolas Vioix – Westfield Shoppingtown Limited

             2008 report (pdf 1.8Mb)

             Presentation by Dr Nigel Standing (pdf - 702kb) from the meeting on 8 April 2008

             Presentation by Professor Steve Male (pdf - 164kb) from the meeting on 8 April 2008

A presentation by David Hillson (pdf - 243kb)

  • Risk and Innovation: A cause of tension identifying and understanding the internal factors which influence risk taking in NHS organisations

A dissertation report by Mark Boult (pdf - 673kb)

 

Recent Meetings

Date Meeting topic Size
03 June 2009

Meeting summary

Meeting slides

 
11 May 2009 Minutes (pdf 20kb)
30 April 2009 Minutes (pdf 16kb)
17 March 2009 Minutes (pdf 41kb)
05 March 2009 Minutes (pdf - 21kb)
10 February 2009 Minutes (pdf - 24kb)
10 December 2008

Incorporating Opportunity into ERM

Processes

 
19 June 2008 Corruption, Fraud and Risk Management seminar  
5 June 2008 Core meeting of SIG Project 2007 and 2008 review  
22 April 2008 Minutes (pdf - 39kb)
27 February 2008 Minutes (pdf  - 41kb)
28 and 31 Jaunuary 2008 Meeting Summary (pdf - 30kb)
31 January 2008

Integrating Risk and LEAN Risk and Opportunity

 
28 January 2008 Minutes (pdf - 30kb)
14 December 2007 Minutes (pdf - 28kb)
11 October 2007 Minutes (pdf - 35kb)
29 August 2007 Preparation for the September IRM Risk Forum Session  
15 August 2007 Feedback on questionnaire  
22 June 2007

Opportunity and Risk Management

(pdf - 51kb)
19 April 2007 Open meeting to set upcoming events (pdf -147kb)
22 February 2007 Risk Management Principles and
the Lean Methodology
(pdf - 74kb)
19 January 2007 Open meeting to set upcoming events (pdf - 162kb)