ISO 31000
ISO 31000 is an international risk management methodology that includes a set of guidelines, a structure and mechanism for risk assessment which helps organisations take a pragmatic approach to the threats they face.ISO 31000 helps organizations develop, implement and continually improve a framework aimed at integrating risk management strategies into the overall business structure including decision-making.
The standard provides a uniform vocabulary and approach to discussion of risk management concepts. It provides standards and recommendations that can help you carry out a critical review of the risk management process for your organization.
DEFINITION OF RISK
ISO 31000:2018 defines risk as to the “effect of uncertainty on objectives”.It focuses on any divergence (positive, negative, or both) from the planned outcomes that may pose opportunities and risks, which may lead. At the same time, the definition of risk management is “coordinated risk-related activities to direct and control the organization.”
Risk management systems use three main principles to address risk.
- 1. Potential event
- 2. Probability of that event occurring
- 3. The resulting magnitude of the event
On a broader range, risk management is defined as establishing a coordinated and economical resource application that reduces, monitors, and regulates the likelihood and impact of unfortunate events. Danger management is important for companies-It helps to identify the appropriate measures to stay vigilant and create an action plan and techniques capable of minimizing or reducing the impacts of threats.
BENEFITS OF ISO 31000:
Risk management will be a significant tool in making business people look about what could happen as they prepare themselves to leverage the situation and embrace the future. Any of the advantages that good risk management will offer include the following:
- Help encourage a good culture
- Help achieve good (risk-informed) decision-making
- Support processes and programs produce good outcomes
- Reduce the level of risks and effectively eradicate them by training staff and stakeholders about risks identified
- The section of the Framework has strong ties to governance and decision making, with leadership and commitment at its core. It works on incorporating, planning, executing, assessing and enhancing risk control across the organization, as required by a quality standard.
- It balances risk mechanics (process steps) with the business imperative of risking to the level of strategy and goals.
- Know the recurrent Nature of Risk Management: ISO 31000:2018 focuses on the changing nature of risk management, helping leaders identify and monitor the effect of risks on company goals, including threats.The different elements of the guidelines — from the principles to the structure and method — combine to strengthen and reinforce the capacity of the company to identify, interact and evaluate risks in business decisions, and to choose measures that help reduce or pass risks within organizational tolerances.
UNDERSTANDING OF ISO 31000.
The two key components of the risk assessment process under ISO 31000 are:
- 1. The Framework, which directs the overall risk management process and activity within an organization; and
- 2. Process which describes the actual risk identification , analysis and treatment method.
FRAMEWORK
The ISO 31000 Framework reflects the cycle of plan, do, check, act (PDCA) that is common to all designs of management systems. The standard does however state that, “This framework is not intended to prescribe a management system, but rather to help the organization integrate risk management into its management system as a whole.”
Major elements of the Framework include:
- Policy and Governance
- Program Design
- Implementation
- Monitoring and Review
- Continual Improvement
Organizations, particularly those lacking formal knowledge of management systems, should be prepared to spend substantial time building up a comprehensive structure and resisting the temptation to dive straight into the risk assessment process. Process design is an important step because the framework provides stability and continuity to help set up a program, rather than just carrying out a project.
PROCESS
After establishing the risk management Framework, an organization is ready to develop the Process. The Process, as defined by ISO 31000, is “multi-step and iterative; designed to identify and analyze risks in the organizational context.”
Major elements of the Process, are mentioned in the flowchart below:
As noted in the diagram above, during the risk assessment process, the first and third activities should occur regularly.
The assessment steps involve the development of techniques for identifying, analyzing and assessing specific risks. While there are several documented methods and techniques, they should all contain the following key elements:
- Risk Identification
- Identification of risk factors, impact areas and future incidents including their causes and consequences
- Classify sources as internal or external.
- Risk Analysis
- Identification of potential effects and impact factors
- Assessment of the likelihood
- Identify and assess controls currently in place
- Risk Evaluation
- Comparison of the risks found for the rick parameters defined
- Decisions to handle or consider risks taking into account the conditions of private, civil, regulatory and outside parties
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