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1. BSBRSK401AIDENTIFY RISK AND APPLY RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
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3. 3 ASSESSMENT Assessment for this unit will be based on:
Your workshop participation and contribution levels
The completion of the learning activities during the workshop
Completion of a final assessment task which will be explained at the end of the training.
4. 4 UNIT OVERVIEW In this unit we will discuss:
The reasons why it is necessary to identify, and
manage the risks associated with your organisation's
operations
Tools you will take away from this session include:
the ability to identify, document, report on and manage risks
understanding of the relationships between risk management and business sustainability
methods of auditing and reviewing risks and risk controls
5. 5 In this section we will discuss the methods you
can use to:
access and use appropriate tools for identifying and assessing risk
identify and assess risk
document identified risks
6. 6 RISK TYPES Risk and contingency management form an integral part of an organisation's planning processes
Risks can be categorised as pure or speculative and
include:
organisational risks
environmental hazards
business process and asset risks
information hazards
technological risks
7. 7 THE BUSINESS WORLD
8. 8 ACTIVITY 1 In groups
Discuss
Record
Report
10 minutes
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10. 10 RISK ANALYSIS A hazard is any event, incident or situation that
might detrimentally affect business operations,
people or the environment
Risk is the likelihood that:
the event or situation will occur, and
actual harm will result from the event or situation
11. 11 WHO SHOULD RISK MANAGEMENT BENEFIT? Risk management should benefit all stakeholders
including:
employees
customers
suppliers
investors
lenders
regulators
the community at large
An over-focus on any one set of stakeholders inevitably cheats others
12. 12 ACTIVITY 2 In groups
Discuss
Record
Report
25 minutes
13. 13 IDENTIFYING RISKS
To manage risk you must firstly identify the
hazards and potential hazards
ASK:
What things must be done to achieve your
organisation's goals and objectives?
What constraints or other conditions might
prevent achievement of these objectives?
What damage might be caused by pursuing these
objectives?
What systems can be put in place to identify and
manage risk – to reduce or control
damage?
14. 14 TOOLS Approaches to risk identification include
combinations of:
checklists
judgments based on experience
records – organisational, government etc.
flow charts
brainstorming
systems analysis
scenario analysis
systems modelling
15. 15 Collect information from stakeholders Use:
testing and experimentation techniques
surveys
audit questionnaires
fishbone diagrams
force field analysis
SIPOCC analyses
SWOT analyses
Use business journals, newspapers, and employees as sources for risk information
Ask worst case scenario questions
16. 16 SIMULATIONS Simulations are mathematical projections that
provide, in very simplistic terms, methods of
generating answers to the questions 'What if…?"
or, "If condition X exists and condition Y is likely
to occur, what are the probability results?“
The Monte Carlo simulation is a commonly used tool
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18. 18 OTHER TOOLS Fault tree analysis identifies, for instance, the probability of a
system failure
Event tree analysis operates in the opposite way to fault tree
analysis by taking a situation and asking to what system
states it might lead
Focus groups can be used to audit risks and create risk files
for a business or operations unit. These are then linked to
whole of organisation performance
Econometric models or diagnostic models involve the
collection of accurate, timely data which is formulated into a
risk inventory, incorporating key questions, indicators of
performance, goals and simple scoring tables. Risk/reward
ratios provide a balance of risk against benefit
19. 19 DATA/INFORMATION
20. 20 PROBLEM SOLVING
21. 21 ACTIVITY 3 In groups
Discuss
Record
Report
15 minutes
22. 22 CONTINGENCIES Contingency plans are the plans or processes that
can be put in place in the case of an emergency,
truly unexpected or non-forecast event or threat.
They are back-up and disaster or problem recovery
Plans.
They comprise, therefore, part of the risk
management process.
23. 23 FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION What are the core issues
that should be covered
by contingency plans?
What sorts of contingencies might apply in your
industry or to your organisational operations?
24. 24 A benchmark is a standard by which something can be measured or judged
When identifying risks and developing control methods it is a good idea to utilise information and information about the successful practices used by other organisations
25. 25 THE PROCESS Risks should not be evaluated as they are identified
Ensure adequate definition of risks
State risks clearly and concisely
Do not make your focus too narrow
Use more than one method to identify risk
Generate a number of alternatives - do not simply select the first or the most obvious strategy
Identification and assessment must lead to practical applications
Do not forget that risks have good and/or bad impacts- good outcomes must be improved, bad outcomes diminished
26. 26 SECTION 2ANALYSE AND EVALUATE RISKS
27. 27 RISK ANALYSIS Strategic risks relate to earnings consistency, competitive advantage, productivity, capital utilisation and branding
Business risks are those risks that are inherent in normal business operations
Process risk assessments identify and evaluate process and operations risks as well as current control practices, procedures and quality management applications
28. 28 SOURCES For instance:
environmental changes
anomalies or deficiencies in current processes or systems
errors and mistakes
inadequate information flows – poor communication
facility or equipment malfunction
poor leadership
inappropriate or unrealistic performance expectations or incentives
29. 29 ACTIVITY 4
30. 30 COST MINIMISATION Cost reductions = increased profits
Effective risk management contributes
toward cost reductions by improving
quality, making the best possible use of
resources and minimising waste, mistakes,
down time and re-work
31. 31 THE ENVIRONMENT ASK: “How will our activities impact on the people
and the entities that are our stakeholders?"
Pure risks: security, health and safety - the best that
can happen is that the particular hazard will not
produce an undesirable effect
Speculative risks: political, financial and strategic
risks - have the potential improve an organisation’s
competitive advantage
32. 32 FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION How can you and other stakeholders influence
your organisation's risk management and
sustainability policies and practices?
33. 33 ANALYSIS AND PRIORITISATION Consider risks in terms of hazard/risk life cycles
Relate them to:
past activities
current activities
planned and forecast (potential) activities
normal operating conditions
abnormal operating conditions
incidents, accidents and emergencies
unexpected events
34. 34 MATRIXES Make a judgement of likelihood and severity:
Map severity against likelihood.
The expected outcome/severity of identified
hazards can be rated as:
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36. 36 Frequency of occurrence or exposure can also be rated. Identified risk situations can be mapped (whereappropriate) against likelihood and/or severity by using an assessment matrix.
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38. 38 High category risks are unacceptable and must be treated
Medium category risks become increasingly unacceptable as risk increases, therefore must be managed
Low category risks might require monitoring only, at this stage
39. 39 An alternate system might present risk in a format similar to the following:
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42. 42 A risk register – the records kept regarding the risk assessment - might also take the following form
43. 43 RISK CONTROLS As risks are interdependent and interconnected,
they also encompass:
global risk (including social and environmental)
markets
politics
regulations
legal lability
operations
BUT - Do not forget to acknowledge the other face of risk – reward or benefit
44. 44 ACTIVITY 5
45. 45 SECTION 3TREAT RISKS In this section we will discuss the methods you
can use to:
design and develop controls
asses the strengths and weaknesses of controls and
proposed controls
continuously monitor risk
refer risks relevant to the whole of the organisation, or those having an impact beyond your own work area, to relevant personnel or divisions
46. 46 ACTION PLAN
47. 47 ACTIVITY 6
48. 48 TREATMENT
Risk management options are usually cited as risk
handling options – how to best handle the risk –
and are integral to the notion of Duty of Care
Control processes can be subdivided into:
avoidance
control
assumption
transfer
knowledge and research
49. 49 Risk can also be considered in terms of:
elimination
engineering
administration
Substitution
The objective of a risk management program is
to make work, workplaces and work effects safe
and to eliminate hazards or at the very least to
minimise them to the extent that the risk is
acceptable
50. 50 IMPLEMENTATION When implementing risk controls:
compare the identified risks with both legal and industry acceptable criteria
prioritise and document intended actions and controls
design risk controls
test risk controls
put controls into place
51. 51 RISK TREATMENT SCHEDULE AND PLAN
52. 52 FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION
With whom do you and your organisation need to share information about risks?
53. 53 FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION What information needs to be shared with
employees?
How does this encourage employee contribution
and early identification of risk?
54. 54 ACTIVITY 7 In groups
Discuss
Record
Report
20 minutes
55. 55 Planning to achieve goals - the process:
56. 56 CONTROL PROGRAMS Control programs and the resultant risk management
policies and procedures should be:
well structured
formatted to clearly indicate allocated roles and responsibilities
integrated into strategic and operations plans
linked with KPIs
supported by effective systems
subject to monitoring, evaluation and review
included in continuous improvement and quality management functions
compliant with current legislative and
industrial standards and requirements
57. 57 ROLE ALLOCATION Employees need to know:
what they should be doing
when they should do it
why it is necessary
what will happen if they do not do it
what the limits of their responsibility are
what the responsibilities of other employees and of management are
what they should monitor and how it should be monitored
who they should report to and when to report
what records should be kept
how to access the necessary resources to do their job
58. 58 ACTIVITY 8 Individually
Discuss with whole group
20 minutes
59. 59 SECTION 4MONITOR AND REVIEW EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT OF RISKS In this section we will discuss the methods you
can use to:
regularly review risk treatments
contribute to risk audits
use review and audit results to improve the treatment of risks
60. 60 AUDITS An audit is:
an inspection of policies, processes, and
practices by trained and qualified personnel
It involves observation, inspection,
examination, evaluation and assessment
61. 61 IMPROVEMENT Improvement should be driven by:
constant environmental change
changes in customer/ stakeholder perceptions and opinions
new technology
new information
pro-activity
the fact that everything CAN be improved
competition
best practice benchmarks
customer/stakeholder focus
62. 62 PDCA
63. 63 FOR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION How does continuous improvement – Kaizan or
the PDCA Cycle apply to the risk management
process?
64. 64 RESPONSIBILITY Everyone should be aware of:
what needs to be monitored
how and how often it should be monitored
the data collection, reporting and recording
processes involved
Everyone should have access to risk reporting documents, processes and the freedom to make reports without fear of censure
65. 65 MONITORING consultation with experts will provide scientific
and analytical information
consultation with shareholders and stakeholders
will provide quantitative (and experiential) data
plus subjective opinions and ideas
consultation with employees will provide first
hand knowledge of risks applicable to their work
areas
records and reporting results will confirm ideas
and opinions
constant observation and measurement will enable early identification of problems
66. 66 ACTIVITY 9
67. 67 PERFORMANCE DATA
68. 68 ACTIVITY 10 Individually
Discuss with whole group
10 minutes
69. 69 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Documentation relevant to risk monitoring and risk
management should be integrated into the organisation's
information system.
The system should enable access to the records,
measurements and performance information necessary to all
employees involved in risk management.
Effective information systems aid communication (information
sharing) between the various sections of the organisation
As a result risk becomes easier to control
70. 70 ACTIVITY 11 In groups
Discuss
Record
Report
20 minutes
71. 71 COMPETENCIES An organisation is only as good as the employees
who work for it
They in turn can only be as good as the training
they receive and the resources that are supplied
to enable them to do their jobs
72. 72 ACTIVITY 12 Individually
Record
Discuss
5/10 minutes
73. 73 SUMMARY The elements of a risk management program are:
identify the risks
analyse the risks
establish the context and boundaries
assess and prioritise the risks
plan the control program
treat or control the risks
monitor and review the program
74. 74 ASSESSMENT Assessment for this unit will be based on:
Your workshop participation and contribution levels
The completion of the learning activities during the workshop
Completion of the final assessment task