Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modern risk management -- Scope of ERM -- Contributions of ERM -- Challenge of the Black Swan -- Challenge of the 2008 financial crisis -- Implementing ERM -- Visual risk clusters -- Visual risk : a hypothetical case -- Tagging risk : an example -- Airbus A380 jumbo jet -- Product launch application -- Strategic risk -- Subculture risk -- Leadership risk -- Life cycle risk -- Horizon risk -- Aligning risk categories with the business model -- Avoiding business disruption -- ERM and Sarbanes-Oxley -- Coffee mug, candy, exotic jams, and Toyota -- ERM and swarm theory -- Cerberus and Chrysler -- Risk management and the history of ERM -- Evolving ERM since 2004 -- Risk management and the future of ERM -- Modern risk managers -- Chief risk and strategy officers -- Risk managers in person -- Central risk management committee.

"After the devastation experienced by AIG, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and other financial institutions, the need for effective, comprehensive enterprise risk management (ERM) systems has never been more stark or immediate. Whether your organization needs to implement an ERM program from scratch or radically improve upon an existing one, Fundamentals of Enterprise Risk Management is the most up-to-date, all-in-one resource for creating a proactive, clearly articulated ERM system. The book shows you how to use a highly innovative and surprisingly easy-to-use visual architecture for accurately identifying your organization's exposure to hundreds, sometimes thousands, of risks, and clearly seeing how they interlink with one another - and can potentially set off a cascade of negative effects."