Grant Purdy recently delivered a key note speech at the RiskNZ Conference. He spoke on Hearing over the Cacophony and challenged the value of the ever-expanding multitude of artefacts, encumbrances, concocted expressions and three letter acronyms that obscure the core concepts for managing risk and clog up current risk management practice.
Read moreBroadleaf was engaged to review and update VCAT's organisational risk management process. Personnel were engaged in a comprehensive risk assessment focused around three workshops: establishing the context, risk assessment and treatment planning. This was integrated with VCAT's strategic planning process and changes arising from the transition to the newly established Courts Services Victoria administration.
Read moreIn conjunction with Landell, Broadleaf will be delivering a public risk management course in Melbourne on 20 November 2014. The course is aimed at Government officials who need a good understanding of risk management to undertake their duties.
Read moreBroadleaf supports a scholarship for a full-time MBA student at the Australian Graduate School of Management. Applications for the Broadleaf Capital International Scholarship for 2015 are now open.
Read moreDale Cooper attended the 3rd International Conference of the Australian Chapter of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India on 19 September 2014
Read moreGrant Purdy and Steve Grey both presented at this week's Project Management Institute conference. They also both participated in the risk management roundtable. Both Grant and Steve emphasised that approaches used to manage risk within projects should be straightforward and consistent with the project management process to be fully relevant and useful.
Read moreSince our last newsletter we have added a great deal of new material to our web site. Here is a summary, with links directly to the new pages.
Read moreThe third version of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations contains significantly revised requirements for the demonstration and assurance of effective risk management. Grant Purdy recently led two breakfast seminars that discussed and provided advice on how listed companies can comply with the new requirements.
Read moreGrant Purdy recently facilitated the stress testing of a draft strategic plan and the development of business plan actions for a major South American mining contractor.
Read moreDale Cooper attended the Palisade Regional Risk Conference in Sydney on 21 August 2014
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