OPS-201Practitioner Methods

A Risk Register Executives Use

Executives stop reading risk registers that never lead to a decision. Build one they use, with scoring, appetite and indicators that trigger action.

6 lessons About 3 hours 3 ALCs Certificate on completion

What you'll be able to do

  • Score risks before and after controls in a consistent way
  • Write appetite statements leaders can apply
  • Make risk acceptances expire so they get revisited
  • Set key risk indicators that trigger action when crossed
You finish with

A risk register executives use

What's in it. A risk register with inherent and residual scoring, risk appetite statements, acceptance expiry, and KRIs that trigger action.

You build it lesson by lesson, using your own organization, and submit it for your certificate. It's yours to keep and adapt.

Who it's for

Risk managers, CISOs, GRC leads and executives who own risk.

What's inside

  1. Part 1Where the requirement comes from 16 min
  2. Part 2How small teams and enterprises meet it 14 min
  3. Part 3The method, step by step 20 min
  4. Part 4Hands-on lab: small team choose one 90 min
  5. Part 5Hands-on lab: enterprise choose one 120 min
  6. Part 6Finish and submit your deliverable 20 min

Built for your size

The requirement is the same everywhere. How you meet it depends on who you have. You pick the lab that matches your organization.

Small team or early-stageTwenty risks, honest scores, reviewed quarterly.
EnterpriseThree lines of defence, board appetite, telemetry-fed scores.

How you earn the certificate

Submit your finished deliverable, which is scored against a published rubric, and pass a short scenario quiz. Your certificate goes to your wallet and can be checked by anyone on the public register.

Ready to build a risk register executives use?6 lessons, about 3 hours. Start whenever you're ready.
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