Risk Management Practice

A Risk Management Practice is a organizational practice that can be used to create risk control approaches (that support risk mitigation goals).

• AKA: Risk Control Practice, Risk Governance Practice.
• Context:
  • It can often maintain Risk Control Practice through preventive measures, detective measures, and corrective actions.
  • It can often coordinate Risk Response Practice through mitigation planning, risk transfer, and risk acceptance decisions.
  • It can often ensure Risk Oversight Practice through governance structures, accountability frameworks, and reporting lines.
  • It can often facilitate Risk Culture Practice through awareness programs, training initiatives, and behavioral guidelines.
  • It can often support Risk Communication Practice through stakeholder engagement, status reporting, and escalation protocols.
  • It can often integrate Risk Intelligence Practice through environmental scanning, threat assessment, and opportunity analysis.
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  • It can range from being a Department Level Practice to being an Enterprise Wide Practice, depending on its organizational scope.
  • It can range from being a Basic Control Practice to being a Strategic Management Practice, depending on its maturity level.
  • It can range from being a Compliance Focused Practice to being a Value Creation Practice, depending on its business alignment.
  • It can range from being a For-Profit Risk Practice to being a Non-Profit Risk Practice, depending on its organizational purpose.
  • It can range from being a Private Sector Risk Practice to being a Public Sector Risk Practice, depending on its sector context.
  • It can range form being a Strategic Risk Management Practice to being an Operational Risk Management Practice, depending on ... ....
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  • It can establish Risk Strategy through risk appetite definition, risk tolerance setting, and control objective determination.
  • It can implement Risk Assessment Practice through risk identification, risk analysis, and risk evaluation activities.
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• Examples:
  • Risk Management Domain Practices, such as:
    • For-Profit Risk Management Practices, such as:
      • Commercial Risk Practice for business operations.
      • Shareholder Risk Practice for investor protection.
      • Market Competition Risk Practice for competitive position.
      • Profit Protection Practice for financial sustainability.
    • Non-Profit Risk Management Practices, such as:
      • Mission Risk Practice for social impact protection.
      • Donor Risk Practice for funding sustainability.
      • Program Risk Practice for service delivery.
      • Grant Compliance Risk Practice for funding requirements.
    • Private Sector Risk Practices, such as:
      • Corporate Risk Practice for business value.
      • Private Investment Risk Practice for return optimization.
      • Market Share Risk Practice for competitive advantage.
      • Stakeholder Risk Practice for relationship management.
    • Public Sector Risk Practices, such as:
      • Public Service Risk Practice for service delivery.
      • Public Fund Risk Practice for resource stewardship.
      • Policy Risk Practice for regulatory compliance.
      • Public Accountability Practice for transparency requirements.
  • Implementation Approaches, such as:
    • Organizational Practices, such as:
      • Three Lines Practice for defense organization.
      • Risk Committee Practice for governance oversight.
    • Support Solutions, such as:
      • Risk Management System for process automation.
      • Risk Analysis Tool for quantitative assessment.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Crisis Management Practices, which focus on immediate responses rather than ongoing control.
  • Quality Management Practices, which emphasize process improvement over risk mitigation.
  • Compliance Management Practices, which prioritize regulatory adherence over comprehensive risk management.
• See: Risk Assessment Practice, Risk Control Practice, Risk Monitoring Practice, Risk Analysis Practice, Risk Documentation Practice.

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References

2025-01-03

• Perplexity.ai
  • Question: Define Organizational Risk Management Practices in their broad sense (include all org types public/private, non-profit/for-profit, small/large) and focus on practices (not systems or platforms, etc.).
  • Answer: Organizational Risk Management encompasses systematic practices to identify, assess, control, and monitor potential threats to an organization's operations, assets, and objectives.
    • Core Risk Management Practices:
      • Risk Identification:
        • Organizations must systematically identify potential risks through scenario analysis and comprehensive evaluations of their operations.
        • Involves examining both internal and external threats that could disrupt business functions or impact organizational goals.
      • Assessment and Analysis:
        • Risks are evaluated using impact and likelihood scales, often through a Risk Assessment Matrix.
        • This process helps categorize and prioritize risks based on their potential severity and probability of occurrence.
      • Treatment and Response:
        • Accept risks when benefits outweigh costs.
        • Eliminate unnecessary risks.
        • Develop mitigation strategies for unavoidable risks.
        • Transfer or share risks when appropriate.
    • Implementation Principles:
      • Strategic Integration:
        • Risk management practices should be:
        • Integrated into overall organizational processes.
        • Aligned with business objectives.
        • Systematic, structured, and comprehensive.
        • Based on the best available information.
      • Cultural Components:
        • Open communication about risks throughout the organization.
        • Clear assignment of risk management responsibilities.
        • Continuous monitoring and improvement.
        • Consideration of human and cultural factors.
    • Scope and Application:
      • Risk management practices cover multiple areas:
        • Financial uncertainties.
        • Legal liabilities.
        • Technology risks.
        • Strategic management decisions.
        • Operational processes.
        • External events and natural disasters.
  • Citations:

[1] https://www.auditboard.com/blog/operational-risk-management/
[2] https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/What-is-risk-management-and-why-is-it-important
[3] https://nonprofithub.org/a-nonprofits-guide-to-risk-management/
[4] https://www.boardeffect.com/blog/the-importance-of-risk-management-for-nonprofits/
[5] https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/what-is-enterprise-risk-management/
[6] https://www.mjcpa.com/enterprise-risk-management-and-your-nonprofit/

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