achieving objectives
Is it about managing risk?
November 29, 2017 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Network, Systems and Data Security, Payroll and Personnel Management, Privacy Compliance and Management, Systems and Data Management, 0

Managing risk absent the context of your objectives leads you to manage what may be irrelevant and miss what may be crucial.
achieving objectives, COSO ERM 2004, enterprise risk management, managing risk, risk management
Six principles for effective risk management
September 20, 2017 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Accounting Systems and Controls, Backup and Disaster Planning, Business and Legal Issues, Competition, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management, 0

In World-Class Risk Management, I review the eleven principles in the ISO 31000:2009 global risk management standard and condense them to just six.
achieving objectives, actionable information, effective risk management, ERM Framework, organization’s mission, policy and procedures, risk management, risk to objectives
Two words to transform discussions of risk management: risk to objectives
September 6, 2017 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, 0

I have written extensively about the disconnect between risk practitioners and executives when it comes to risk management.
achieving objectives, corporate objectives, enterprise objectives, language of the business, objectives, risk, risk management, risk practitioners, risk to objectives
Internal control system: How is your accountability?
May 5, 2014 Jeffrey Sherman Accounting Systems and Controls, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit

In COSO’s updated Internal Control – Integrated Framework, one of the 17 principles they present is that the organization holds individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in the pursuit of objectives. Have you considered how your control system enforces accountability?
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