Advanced risk management & intelligent decision taking (Sydney)
 
09:00 Introduction and scoping
  • Understanding the rationale for enhancing current risk management practices. External vs internal drivers.
  • Building on the principles of the ISO 31000 standard
  • The need for and benefits of intelligent risk-taking vs managing the risks of decisions already taken.
09:30 Enhancing existing risk management processes (Part I)
  • How to achieve holistic and effective risk identification.
  • Introducing a business system approach to risk with a value chain, supporting functions, and external influencers
  • How to leverage company specialists to minimise the effect of human biases
10:30 Break

10.40 Enhancing existing risk management processes (Part I)
  • How to achieve consistent risk analysis and assessment and why it’s critical
  • Developing an approach to ensure that risk handling is effective and that ownership is assigned
  • Building effective risk reporting using risk tolerance
  • Group discussion: Risk mitigation as a competitive advantage
  • Group exercise: Developing plausible risk tolerance statements
11:40 Using Monte Carlo simulations to improve risk decision making
  • Understanding the mechanics of Monte Carlo simulation
  • How to practically apply Monte Carlo simulations to enhance the effectiveness of your risk analysis
  • Using the output of simulations in risk decision-making
12:40 Lunch

13:30 Mastering decision focused risk management
  • Understanding the difference between “execution” and “decision” focused risk management
  • Understand the steps you need to take to effective roll out
  • Group exercise: Applying decision focused risk management in your organisation and obstacles to be aware of
14:30 How to implement strategic risk management within your organisation (Part I)
  • Differences from decision and traditional risk management – dealing with ambiguity
  • Understanding how strategic decisions are made and implemented. The need to address an uncertain future – and choose in the light of uncertainty
  • Understanding and applying the concept of “stepwise” adjustments
  • Developing effective scenario workshops
  • Group discussion: Understanding strategic decision process
  • Group exercise: Hands-on developing scenarios based on case study
15:30 Break

15:40 How to implement strategic risk management within your organisation (Part II)
  • Understanding the concept of “issues” and how to identify and prioritize these using the PAPA (Park, Adapt, Prepare, Act) model
  • How to embed the findings and agreements into the management and planning cycles of your company
  • Group discussion: Identify and prioritize issues based on case study
16:30 Conclusion
  • Setting your own targets and defining an implementation plan for managerial approval
  • Understanding what steps, you can take tomorrow to move risk from operations to strategy
  • Where to get further help
17:00 End of Day