Insights
Writing on Performance, Risk and Decision Support
Program Risk
Strategic and Operational Risks: A Lens for Program Management
Why programs need a different lens from projects in how risk is defined and managed — covering formal definitions, ambiguity and change, the GAO program success factors, complexity domains, benefits management, the Prairie Waters case study and the program risk management process.
14 min read
Risk & Decision Making
The Calculus of Catastrophe: Lessons in Risk and Responsibility from Margin Call
A reading of Margin Call as a study in risk management, quantitative models and decision-making under pressure — why systemic failure is a procedural outcome of rational actors operating under flawed incentives, and how risk reporting to leadership can be made effective.
8 min read
Risk & Control
Building a Risk Register From Evidence, Not Assumptions
A field-tested approach to turning years of scattered audit findings, incident reports, and operational records into a defensible, evidence-based risk program.
6 min read