In this new blog series, we will try to address different reasons and motivations why organizations (such as yours) might consider adapting the bowtie methodology as a risk management means. If you think we missed a reason, or you may have another opinion why bowtie should be adopted, you are more than welcome to share that with us, so we can address that in future parts of this blog series. Of course, it is important to keep in mind that bowtie is just one of the possible methodologies to analyze risks and therefore the goal of this series is to shine a light on a broader perspective. If your organization has adopted a different way or approach, we would like to encourage you to share that with us and the other readers. As for now, enjoy the new blog series, and we look forward to your contribution.
1st Reason to adopt the bowtie methodology – Meeting regulatory objectives (Complying with regulations)
What links bowtie with compliance?
When talking to clients or partners within our network it would be fair to say that we encounter organizations and individuals with different motivations for their interest in bowtie software and the bowtie methodology. Often this motivation is related to the internal goals of an organization which then again relate to a certain maturity level on the safety culture ladder (see Figure 1).