Risk Response

Reduce IT Procurement Time And Risk

by J. Dowling ... Magic Response #3 - Let the list grow to exhaustion before grouping requirements and ... brought to the gap between all offerings and needs (project risk) and the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/03/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_03_12_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: All one has to do to get with the best product at the best price is to identify every requirement, find a product that meets all of the criteria, negotiate the best price and get it all done before the product becomes obsolete or the supplier goes out of business. Many successful and not so successful s

The Challenges of Defining and Managing Governance, Risk ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... application suite should provide a best-practice framework for enterprise risk identification, collaborative risk analysis, risk-response management, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_09_07_1.asp - 27k Summary: A broader, more structured approach is needed to effectively manage governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). Enterprises will then be better able to guide their people, standardize their processes, and unify technology to embed GRC at all organizational levels.

The Rapid Response Solution Continues to Improve

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... risk, RapidResponse Inventory Liability Manager 9, an optional module, integrates the proactive management of inventory liability directly into the response ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2008/03/research_notes/NA_SC_PJ_03_26_08_1.asp - 24k Summary: Kinaxis’s latest response management product releases deliver even more refined software system tools to help global manufacturers with capacity planning and scheduling, including monitoring and alerting, action team selection, and inventory liability reduction capabilities.

Know Thy Market Segment's Price Response

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... even as the companies suffer terrible losses, possibly at the risk of going ... the part one of the series Know Thy Market Segments Price Response, which discusses ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/05/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_05_18_07_1.asp - 24k Summary: Since no variable can influence margins as much as pricing, almost all companies need to approach the management of selling prices, discretionary discounts, and potential price increases with the same firmness they use to manage manufacturing and procurement costs.

Resilient Supply Chains: The Next Frontier

by Bill McBeath ... Risk identification, assessment, prioritization, contingency planning. Wiser use of limited risk management resources. Rapid response when things go wrong. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/04/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_04_23_04_2.asp - 19k Summary: Advances in leaner and faster supply chains have, in many cases, come at the price of increased brittleness. It is time to make supply chains more resilient, and deal with risk more intelligently to maintain the gains from lean strategies, and take performance to the next level.

A Response Management Pioneer Offers Its Solution

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ie, fast-acting manufacturing resource planning [MRP]) into a value proposition of Web-based, collaborative risk trade-off and response, and performance ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2008/03/research_notes/NA_SC_PJ_03_19_08_1.asp - 26k Summary: Kinaxis Inc. is answering the needs of global manufacturers by delivering an on-demand response management service. These services are designed to help manufacturers drive quick responses to ever-changing global supply chains and fulfillment networks.

Incident Handling and Response Capability: An IT Security ...

by Catherine M. Woodbury, CISSP ... for an organization to benefit from an Incident Handling and Response capability? ... employees who knowingly and willingly put the company at risk by violating ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/05/research_notes/MI_ST_XCW_05_07_02_1.asp - 13k Summary: The Internet has few boundaries, thus each business is required to build and implement their own safeguards. Unfortunately, most IT department's requests for security technology and training are turned down, UNTIL a system security incident occurs. This could be a costly mistake.

Global Trade and the Role of Governance, Risk Management, and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... shifting from point-in-time testing to continuous controls monitoring, thereby evaluating and prioritizing response to highest impact control violation risk. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_07_07_1.asp - 31k Summary: The growing number of legal and regulatory requirements associated with global trading is one of many reasons enterprises are looking into global trade management applications, and into harnessing the up-and-coming, strategic software category of governance, risk management, and compliance.

What's Really Driving Business Intelligence?

by Christopher Kenton ... the threat of regulation, information overload, accountability or competitive response. ... consider three things above all else: profitability, growth, and risk. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/03/research_notes/TU_BI_XCK_03_11_05_1.asp - 16k Summary: Typical explanations given for increased spending in business intelligence include, meeting government regulations, managing information overload, tracking corporate goals, and improving competitive response. However, a deeper drive for BI stems from the need to quantify the intangibles that underlie the

Outsourcing Security Part 1: Noting the Benefits

by Jim McLendon ... Security risk, Company must assume all risks, MSSP shares operation risks. ... expertise of internal staff, Improved by diligence, guaranteed response times, security ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_05_02_1.asp - 21k Summary: Without effective security, companies risk losing money and customer trust. With good security, companies have the power to maintain stakeholder value, customer loyalty, and competitive advantage. Faced with the complexity of providing effective security, many companies are turning to outsourcing.