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Overview
Complexity, uncertainty, and volatility
are challenging all organizations and
all engineers. A recent survey of 1,500
chief executives by IBM concluded:
"Global complexity is the foremost issue
confronting these CEOs and their
enterprises. The chief executives see a
large gap between the level of
complexity coming at them and their
confidence that their enterprises are
equipped to deal with it."
(Source: 19 May 2010, Business Week)
The solution to managing complexity and
volatility is enterprise risk management
(ERM). The Harvard Business Review (HBR)
focused on risk management and concluded
that:
"I
think we now live in an era when many of
the concerns in running organizations
are being reframed in terms of risk,
which suggests that risk professionals
are likely to rise to the top." (Source: October 2009, Harvard
Business Review)
In
this must-see IEEE-USA Career Workshop,
Greg Hutchins, P.E., will cover the basics
of enterprise risk management and
identify specific work/career/job
opportunities for engineers to conduct
risk assessments and analyses in:
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Cybersecurity
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Smart Grid; and
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Control engineering
About
the Presenter
Greg Hutchins, P.E., is the principal
engineer with Quality Plus Engineering (QualityPlusEngineering.com).
Quality Plus Engineering (Q+E) is
certified under the Department of
Homeland Security's (DHS) Safety Act for
Critical Infrastructure Protection:
Forensics, Assurance, Analytics®. The
firm conducts risk audits and
vulnerability assessments of critical
infrastructure such as cyber security,
power utilities, and critical product
suppliers. Greg is the developer of
Value Added Auditing® and other critical
infrastructure technologies.
Greg is a prolific writer and speaker on
technology risk management. Greg has
been a columnist for IEEE, PMI, ASQ, and
many other technology associations. Greg
has written over a dozen books,
including ISO 9000 (translated into 8
languages), Supply Management Strategies
and Operational Auditing.
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