Risk Management

IT Risk. It cannot be eliminated, but it must be identified, understood, mitigated and managed. Businesses rely on IT more than ever, but in many organizations the assumption is that it is sufficient to depend on IT organizations to manage these risks on their own. The fact is that IT risk equates to business risk. The challenge many organizations face however is in developing an ability to perform the above using a structured overarching approach that can also articulate the implications of IT risk into terms Business can relate to – business terms.

A disconnect between Business and IT can and has resulted in avoidable unplanned IT related events that have had negative and far reaching consequences for a business unit or an entire firm. Market shares have been lost, brands have been damaged, careers have been lost and firms have been put out of business.

And surprisingly often the source of these unfortunate outcomes was not technology per-se but rather a firm’s inability to understand and manage risk effectively and efficiently.

Dark Star Technology's Professional Services can work with your firm to:

• Assess your current risk management capabilities

• Identify your business related IT Risk

• Develop or enhance your IT Risk Management and Mitigation capabilities

• Design and implement a Risk Management and Governance Program