Advanced Risk Management: Building and Using a Risk Register that Works
Risk management is not a theory exercise. It is a practical discipline that helps businesses protect value, avoid costly surprises, and meet their objectives. This session equips delegates with the ability to identify risks, measure them effectively, and centralise them in a professional risk register that adds value beyond compliance.
What will set you apart
By completing this course you will gain the following competencies
- A clear understanding of what risk management is and why it matters in practice.
- Practical methods to identify, assess, and prioritise risks .
- Simple but effective techniques to measure risks by likelihood and impact.
- The ability to design and complete a working risk register and matrix .
- Insights into how risk registers can be used as living management tools , not just compliance documents.
Event breakdown
- What risk management really means in practice
- Risk management terminology explained simply
- Practical techniques to spot risks in finance, operations, and compliance
- Hands-on exercise: classifying real-world risks
- Likelihood and impact scoring methods
- Using matrices and heat maps to rank risks
- Step-by-step guide to completing a register
- Assigning owners and monitoring controls
- How to turn a static risk register into a dynamic decision-making tool
- Case examples of effective risk registers in action
Description
Businesses succeed when they anticipate challenges before they become crises. Risk management provides a structured way to identify, assess, and manage uncertainties that could affect business objectives.
In this session, Saleem Kharwa will show you how to move beyond checklists and compliance to create a professional risk register that drives decisions. You will learn how to record risks, assign responsibilities, and track mitigation actions. Most importantly, you will see how to link risk registers to strategy and performance so that they become part of everyday management. This is risk management you can actually use — practical, clear, and directly applicable to your work with clients or in your organisation.
Presenters
Saleem Kharwa — Saleem
You will earn a certificate
On successful completion you will receive a certificate for 3 CPD units in Management Accounting.
Requirements
- Laptop, desktop, or mobile device with internet access
- Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, or Firefox browser