{"product_id":"9781944480363","title":"The Manager's Guide to Risk Assessment: Getting it Right","description":"\u003cp\u003eRisk assessment is required for just about all business plans or decisions. As a responsible manager, you need to consider threats to your organization’s resilience. But to determine probability and impact – and reduce your risk – can be a daunting task. Guided by Douglas M. Henderson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Manager’s Guide to Risk Assessment: Getting It Right, \u003c\/i\u003eyou will confidently follow a clearly explained, step-by-step process to conduct a risk assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you embark on the risk assessment process, you could not find a better and more uniquely qualified guide than Douglas M. Henderson. His 20+ years of experience with major consulting firms includes certification as a professional actuary and business continuity planner. His actuarial knowledge makes him an expert in applying mathematical and statistical methods to help organizations to assess and manage risks. He has applied this real-world knowledge of risk to helping businesses prepare for emergencies and business interruptions of all types.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenderson offers samples and checklists, including case studies using a fictional company in which he conducts a complete qualitative risk assessment and then a complete quantitative risk assessment, then arrives at a set of comparable actions. His explanations and sample problems will help you to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine risk management terms, such as threat, event, and risk control.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify threats and determine the worst-case situation your organization could face.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollect information on probability for natural and non-natural threats. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the difference between qualitative and quantitative risk assessment. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribe probability and impact levels. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify exposures and examine specific risk controls. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstimate a financial value for implementing a risk control. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine when outside professional help is needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an added bonus, Henderson explores the topic of risk controls with you, helping you to evaluate what risk controls will best reduce the probability of disruptive events and reduce their impact should they occur. To insure the best investment of time and money, you will perform a cost-benefit analysis for each possible risk control to make the best choice for your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rothstein Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151849701616,"sku":"9781944480363","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944480363_p0.jpg?v=1763788645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944480363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}