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Risk Assessment and Management
Spot, rank, and reduce risks before they become problems
Why It Matters
Every program, project, and operation carries risk: a key vendor fails, a grant requirement is missed, a system goes down, a staff member leaves mid-project. Organizations that discuss risk only after something goes wrong spend more on recovery and lose credibility with funders and partners. A simple, routine approach to risk helps teams anticipate trouble, assign clear ownership, and make informed decisions about which risks to accept and which to reduce.
Course Description
Participants build a working risk register for a project, program, or operational area they know. They practice several identification methods, including structured brainstorming, checklists, assumption reviews, and lessons from past incidents. Next they rate each risk on likelihood and impact, plot results on a heat map, and debate where the organization's risk appetite should draw the line. Teams then choose responses, whether to avoid, reduce, transfer, or accept, and write mitigation actions with owners and triggers. A scenario segment tests the register when a risk actually occurs. Discussion covers making risk reviews a routine part of meetings and reporting. Participants leave with a populated register and a review schedule.
Key Focus Areas
Participants explore and practice:
Risk identification methods for projects and operations
Rating likelihood and impact and using a heat map
Defining risk appetite and escalation thresholds
Choosing to avoid, reduce, transfer, or accept a risk
Maintaining a living risk register with owners and triggers
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
Identify risks for a project or program using several methods
Rate and prioritize risks by likelihood and impact
Write mitigation actions with owners and trigger points
Maintain a risk register and lead a periodic risk review
Who Should Attend
Project and program managers
Operations and compliance staff
Senior leaders and board risk committees
Grant managers
Delivery and Customization
Examples, scenarios, and activities are adapted to your audience and goals. Delivery is available in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format, as a standalone session or as part of a series. Format and length are agreed during scoping.
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