Fundamentals of Risk Management: Understanding, Evaluating and Implementing Effective Enterprise Risk Management

Effective risk management allows opportunities to be maximized and uncertainty to be minimized. This guide for emerging professionals provides a comprehensive understanding of risk management with tools, tips and tactics on how to offer expert insights and drive success.

Fundamentals of Risk Management is a detailed and comprehensive introduction to commercial and business risk for students and risk professionals. Completely aligned with ISO 31000 and the COSO ERM Framework, this book covers the key principles of risk management and how to deal with the different types of risk organizations face. The frameworks of business continuity planning, enterprise risk management, and project risk management are covered alongside an overview of international risk management standards and frameworks, strategy and policy.

The revised sixth edition includes updates throughout as well as providing new content on trends such as cyber risk, black swan events and climate risk. Supported by relevant international case examples including BP, Singapore Airlines and Darktrace, this book provides a full analysis of changes in contemporary risk areas including digital risk management, risk culture and appetite, supply chain and statutory risk reporting. Supporting online resources include lecture slides with figures, tables and key points from the book.

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The IRM is the world’s leading professional body for risk management, driving excellence in managing risk to ensure organizations are ready for opportunities and threats of the future.