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Operational Risk Management - CI_3500_30012
Define the Mission or Task
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1.
Define Mission and/or
What
does
the task entail?
Task
What
do we
have
to
do?
Are
there other
ways
to do this?
C
O
M
2.
Identify
Hazards
What
can
go
wrong?
M
P
lanning
Equipment
U
E
vent
Complexity
Personnel
N
A
sset
Selection
Environment
I
C
ommunications
(and
How
is risk defined for
us?
C
Supervision)
What
safeguards
exist?
How
effective are they?
E
nvironmental
A
T
Conditions
I
O
N
3.
Assess
Risks
What
are the effects? - Severity
S
Low
Can
this
happen
to
us?
-
Probability
Medium
What
is the event
frequency
or
degree
of
&
High
involvement? -
Exposure
S
I
4.
Identify Options
Are
risks acceptable or
unacceptable?
T
S
pread
out
What
options
can
eliminate
unacceptable
risk
U
T
ransfer
(that
which
does
not contribute to
A
A
void
accomplishing the mission safely)?
T
A
ccept
What
options
reduce
undesirable risk?
I
R
educe
Can
we modify mission to
reduce
risk?
O
Are
any
safeguards
missing?
N
What
new
options should we consider?
A
L
5.
Evaluate Risk vs. Gain
Did
someone
with authority validate the potential
A
Double-check
the
risks resulting from the options
considered
are
W
mission or task
worth
the gain?
A
Verify the objective is
This risk decision
must
be
made
at the
lowest
R
still valid
appropriate level, considering
experience
and
E
maturity.
N
E
S
6.
Execute
decision
Implement the best options.
S
Have
we allocated the
necessary
resources?
Have
we initiated risk
management
procedures?
Does
everyone
know
why
we are doing this
and
the
expected
outcome?
7.
Monitor situation
Are
the
safeguards
working?
Are
participants accomplishing the mission or task
objective?
Has
the situation
changed?
Team
coordination skills
vital to the
process
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