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MAXments on Management Accounting

ENTERPRISE RISK AND CONTROL

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ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

CREDITS

IMA®would like to acknowledge the work of William G. Shenkir, Ph.D., CPA, and Paul L. Walker, Ph.D., CPA, both of the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, who were the authors of this SMA. Thanks also go to Tim Leech of Paisley Consulting and COSO board member Jeff Thomson of IMA who served as reviewers and Raef Lawson, Ph.D., CMA, CPA, of IMA who serves as series editor.

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Statements on Management Accounting

ENTERPRISE RISK AND CONTROL

Enterprise Risk Management: Tools and Techniques for Effective Implementation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. II. III. IV. Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Risk Identification Techniques . . . . . . . . .3 Brainstorming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Event Inventories and Loss Event Data . . .5 Interviews and Self-Assessment . . . . . . . .6 Facilitated Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 SWOT Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Risk Questionnaires and Risk Surveys . . .8 Scenario Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Using Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Other Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 V. Analysis of Risk by Drivers . . . . . . . . . . .10 VI. Risk Assessment Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Qualitative vs. Quantitative . . . . . . . . . .12 Risk Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Impact and Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Keys to Risk Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Link to...