Building and using a risk map

Identify, assess and prioritise an institution’s risks with the people who own them, and keep the risk map alive.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify risks from objectives and processes, not from a generic list
  • Assess risks with scales that people apply consistently
  • Assign owners and treatment plans that are followed
  • Report on risks in a way that helps management decide

Who it is for

  • Risk and compliance officers
  • Managers who own processes or programs
  • Internal auditors and controllers

Prerequisites

  • None

Program

Identifying risks

  • Starting from objectives and processes
  • Workshops that surface real risks
  • Writing a risk: cause, event, consequence

Assessing and prioritising

  • Likelihood and impact scales that fit the institution
  • Inherent and residual risk
  • Risk appetite in plain language

Treating risks

  • Accept, reduce, transfer or avoid
  • Action plans with owners and dates
  • Linking risks to controls

Keeping the map alive

  • Review cycles and triggers
  • Reporting to management and the board
  • Integrating risk into planning and budgeting

How we work

  • A risk identification workshop run on participants’ own processes
  • Calibration exercises on assessment scales
  • Drafting a risk report for management