MAN3503 Enterprise Risk Management

 

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation's approach to risk management was centered around assessing risk through risk workshops, a process in which all stakeholders in the the company participates and collaborates in the risk assessment process. These workshops are a great way to analyze potential risks and provide several unique pros and cons in their implementation.

 

Pros, or advantages or risk workshops, include allowing all stakeholders to form a collaborative effort in assessing risk. This adds to employee morale and helps employees at multiple levels feel valued. Additionally, these workshops allowed the valuation of standout individuals, dubbed "champions," who were given vital roles in "aiding in the influence, communication, and management education…about the benefits of risk management." (Fraser, Simkins, Narvaev. 2015).

 

This is important because it allows the duality of selecting for top individuals while also helping all employees, regardless of strata, feel valued. However, this system is not without its disadvantages. First and foremost, these workshops and collaborative efforts add a social element to getting projects accomplished, which typically causes efforts to delay and lack focus at times. Additionally, according to our text, there was an issue in which many managers within the BCLC "realized that their central focus was…to provide feedback, structure, and pertinent advice to management." However, our text went on to say that risk "accountability remained with the manager responsible for the program where the risk originated" (Fraser, Simkins, Narvaev, 2015).

 

This creates a system in which managers have responsibilities that conflict with their job accountability and are accountable for mutually exclusive duties from their day-to-day focuses. Regardless, risk workshops have proven to be a valuable tool for many different types of businesses. They provide various perspectives, feedback, and inputs that can significantly enhance the overall effectiveness of a risk management strategy.