"What exactly do you do?" is one of the toughest questions operational risk managers face. While other books discuss risk indicators, policies or loss distributions, this one answers the question. It does so with a day-in-the-life, sample risk reports, practical discussions of operational risk management, and plenty of realistic advice. For example, Scandizzo recommends integrating your efforts with those of internal audit. This is the best book on financial risk management I have read in a long time. If you work anywhere in the middle office, read it ...