The role of enterprise risk management (ERM) in the success of today’s businesses cannot be understated. As this encompasses the management of potential risks associated with the entirety of an organisation, it can often be a challenge to implement.

However, the benefits you stand to gain from this holistic approach to risk management far outweigh these challenges.

Here are some of the reasons why you should consider implementing an enterprise risk management programme in your business.

  • Create a risk-aware workspace where everyone understands the likelihood and severity of risks, and how to counteract them

  • Ensure that the entire business is confident about meeting its strategic objectives

  • Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and reporting standards

  • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations

With its benefits made clear, let’s discover how to implement an effective risk management programme for your enterprise.

How to implement an effective enterprise risk management programme

Enterprise risk management encompasses compliance, legal, strategic, operational, security, and financial risks a business may face. This is how you can implement an effective risk management programme that can do so effectively.

Establish organisational objectives

Establishing organisation-wide goals is the first step as this allows you to take current and future business objectives into account when determining risk factors. As your business grows, the nature of the risks you face will change as well. An effective risk management plan has to address these risks as well.

Establish organisational objectives

Establishing organisation-wide goals is the first step as this allows you to take current and future business objectives into account when determining risk factors. As your business grows, the nature of the risks you face will change as well. An effective risk management plan has to address these risks as well.

Conduct a risk assessment

Based on the established objectives, the next step is to assess the risks by reviewing your business assets and analysing associated risks. This includes potential risks you may face now as well as the risks your business may face down the line on the way to achieving the organisational objectives.

Conduct a risk assessment

Based on the established objectives, the next step is to assess the risks by reviewing your business assets and analysing associated risks. This includes potential risks you may face now as well as the risks your business may face down the line on the way to achieving the organisational objectives.

Determine risk acceptance or avoidance

Once the risks have been identified, you have to decide whether the organisation will accept the risks or take steps to avoid them. If the risks associated outweigh the potential damages, you may decide to accept the risk in some cases. If not, formulating avoidance and mitigation strategies may be required.

Determine risk acceptance or avoidance

Once the risks have been identified, you have to decide whether the organisation will accept the risks or take steps to avoid them. If the risks associated outweigh the potential damages, you may decide to accept the risk in some cases. If not, formulating avoidance and mitigation strategies may be required.

Map internal and external risks

Certain internal risks may have a knock-on effect on external risks, and vice versa. Mapping your risk landscape to identify these intersections is the next step as it will allow you to understand the risk landscape much better and may prevent mitigation strategies from failing due to unforeseen circumstances.

Map internal and external risks

Certain internal risks may have a knock-on effect on external risks, and vice versa. Mapping your risk landscape to identify these intersections is the next step as it will allow you to understand the risk landscape much better and may prevent mitigation strategies from failing due to unforeseen circumstances.

Set KRIs and monitor risks

As risk management is a continuous process, consistently monitoring the risk landscape is vital to the success of an effective enterprise management programme. Setting key risk indicators helps monitoring personnel keep track of the severity of risks and take the appropriate steps to manage them effectively.

Set KRIs and monitor risks

As risk management is a continuous process, consistently monitoring the risk landscape is vital to the success of an effective enterprise management programme. Setting key risk indicators helps monitoring personnel keep track of the severity of risks and take the appropriate steps to manage them effectively.

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Want to experience how SECTARATM works first-hand? Sign up for our 14-day free trial today.

What you get with our free trial

2 users (Account Admin, Org & BU Admin, Assessor, Viewer)

2 concurrent assessments

2 organisations & business units

In product training

The ability to export assessments to MS Word

MS Excel treatment plans

White label SECTARATM platform

White-label exported documents

Audit records

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