Executive Update

Risk Assessments? You Bet!

Posted March 31, 2008 | Leadership | Leadership |

In prediction markets, such as Intrade, TradeSports, and the Iowa Electronic Markets, a broad range of people express their opinions about future events in politics, economics, or sports by backing them with small bets. The results are reliable predictions of the probabilities of these future events.

About The Author
Jerry Peterson
Jerry Peterson was a Senior Consultant Cutter Consortium’s Business Technology & Digital Transformation Strategies practice. He is now retired. Peterson focused on risk management for large-scale IT programs, the strategic application of IT, and the evolving role of the Chief Information Officer. He wrote Cutter Executive Reports and Updates, and a regular column for CIO Digest, a magazine of strategy and analysis for senior IT executives… Read More
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