Professional Bodies
Strategy Professional Bodies
African Institute of Strategic Managers (AISM): An independent professional body for managers focused on strategic management research in Africa.
American Management Association (AMA): A world leader in professional development, advancing skills of individuals to drive business success.
Association for Strategic Planning (ASP): A professional society focused on helping people and organizations succeed through improved strategic thinking, planning, and action.
Strategic Management Society (SMS): A premier organization dedicated to representing individuals in the strategic management field.
African Institute of Strategic Managers (AISM): An independent professional body for managers focused on strategic management research in Africa.
Risk Professional Bodies
The South African Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE SA) is a recognised South African professional body, representing and governing fraud examination professionals in South Africa.
The South African Chapter represents the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, which is the world’s largest anti-fraud and white-collar crime organisation and premier provider of training and education in these industries. Our members are committed to reducing white-collar crime worldwide and inspiring public confidence and objectivity within the profession.
Association of Governance, Risk and Compliance (AGRC): Provides professional development and recognition for governance, risk, and compliance practitioners.
FERMA brings together 23 risk management associations from 22 European countries, representing over 5,600 risk managers across various business sectors, to coordinate risk management efforts, optimize the impact of these associations at the European level, and promote effective risk management practices.
GARP: A leading professional association that provides education, certification, research, networking opportunities, and promotes best practices for risk managers worldwide through programs like the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification, Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) certificate, and various initiatives such as the GARP Risk Institute.
Institute of Risk Management (IRM): Aims to build excellence in the field of professional risk management.
International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC): Establishes and maintains high industry standards for professionalism and ethical conduct in security consulting.
https://iapsc.org/education/successful-security-consultant-ssc/
International Association of Risk Intelligence Professionals (AIRIP): Focuses on training, industry ethics, and events for professionals in business opportunity, physical security, cyber security, reputation, and political risk intelligence1.
Risk Management Society (RIMS): Offers a wealth of risk management resources, including the Risk Management Monitor blog.
Risk Management Association (RMA): Serves risk professionals at financial institutions with education, products, and community resources.
ISACA: Offers the COBIT framework for IT risk management.
Resilience Professional Bodies
Business Continuity Institute (BCI): Offers resources, webinars, and a Special Interest Group focused on advancing operational resilience knowledge and practices.
PECB (Professional Evaluation and Certification Board): Provides training courses and certifications in operational resilience management, including the Lead Operational Resilience Manager certification.
Strategy Resources
Accenture: A leading global management consulting firm offering strategy services.
Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Another top consulting firm that publishes strategy content.
Harvard Business Review: Known for publishing strategy-related content from academics and industry experts.
McKinsey & Company: A global management consulting firm that regularly publishes strategy insights.
MIT Sloan Management Review: Offers strategy content from a leading business school.
StratAlign: A management consultancy that focuses on enhancing human potential and performance through strategic alignment.
Strategy+Business (PwC): Provides strategy insights from a major consulting firm.
Strategy Management Group (SMG): Provides consulting, training, and professional certification services in strategic management.
Risk Resources
ClearRisk: Publishes weekly content on various risk management topics.
ERM Insights by Carol: Provides blogs and free resources on enterprise risk management.
NC State University – ERM Initiative: Welcome to the NC State University Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative, your gateway to leading-edge insights and education in ERM.
We invite you to explore a comprehensive collection of resources, including cutting-edge industry research, thought leadership, and premier professional development opportunities designed to empower you to effectively integrate risk management within the context of strategy and corporate governance for organizational success.
Paladin Risk Management: Run by Rod Farrar, an experienced risk manager who shares risk tips and analysis.
Risk.net: Offers daily updates on environmental shifts and risks relevant to organisations.
The ALS Group: Offers a blog covering Enterprise Risk Management, cybercrime, contracts, and insurance.
World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report: The 20th edition of the Global Risks Report 2025 reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress. This edition presents the findings of the Global Risks Perception Survey 2024-2025 (GRPS), which captures insights from over 900 experts worldwide. The report analyses global risks through three timeframes to support decision- makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities.
https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2025
Resillience Resources
EY (Ernst & Young): Provides operational resilience solutions powered by ServiceNow, helping organizations avoid catastrophic failure events and recover service delivery quickly.