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Guest Post by Howard Wiener (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

In the previous article we discussed Waterfall, WaterScrumFall, big-A Agile and business agility.  Dissonance abounds among organizations struggling to transition their approaches to building solutions and maintaining their existing legacy infrastructures while remaking how they evolve themselves.  In attempting to navigate this they often adopt approaches that are destined not to really get them where they need to be.

Guest Post by Howard Wiener (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

We should all be aware by now that business agility is the primary enabler for companies seeking sustainability.  In the past, companies would evolve in chunks, a project at a time.  The costs and risks of implementing change, whether system-related or otherwise, were large, so designing and planning upfront (the Waterfall approach) was applied to create predictability and moderate risks.

Guest Post by Malcolm Peart (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

The project hasn’t been going too well; KPI’s indicate problems, staff are demotivated, the customer is complaining, the schedule is in double digit revisions, rework and resubmissions reflect quality, and you may be on your third or even fourth project manager, and cash is all but flowing.  Phew…what will happen next?

Despite these symptoms the project is allowed to struggle on until, one day, one brave soul has the courage to admit that enough is enough!  The self-help applications of Band Aids and a couple of paracetamols obviously haven’t worked.  Making an appointment to see your local GP or even a trip to the emergency room at this juncture may also be a tad late.  It’s time for a surgeon or, in project terms, a troubleshooter.

Guest Post by James Kline (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)

In a previous CERM Insights I mention ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Risk. The U.S. and European governments are starting to stress ESG risk management. This article looks at the proposed ESG requirements of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the implication for quality management.