Risk mitigation

Posted by Terry R. Vergon on Oct 14, 2011 in Leadership | 0 comments

Risk mitigation is the reason that mission critical facilities organizations exist.  Risk mitigation is one of the key differences in the operational philosophy of these organizations. Each person within the organization understands their place and how they and their actions support this operational imperative and philosophy. The last time I checked, there were several hundred companies purporting to do “mission critical facilities.”  While I know of many great companies that do this work on an outsourced basis, there are many companies that don’t seem to have a real grasp of what a mission critical facilities organization is or how to support it.  The most common error is thinking that a property management team that has been “upgraded” can properly operate a mission critical facility.  Because of this it is imperative that the company with needs in this area do their due diligence and ensure that the company they are trusting their business to has all the crucial elements in their program to be successful....