CGEIT · Question #30
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to manage risks within the enterprise?
The correct answer is A. Assign individuals responsibilities and accountabilities for management of risks.. The most effective way to manage risks involves clearly assigning responsibility and accountability to individuals, ensuring ownership and consistent oversight.
Question
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to manage risks within the enterprise?
Options
- AAssign individuals responsibilities and accountabilities for management of risks.
- BMake staff aware of the risks in their area and risk management techniques.
- CProvide financial resources for risk management systems.
- DDocument procedures and reporting processes.
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A71% (25)
- B3% (1)
- C17% (6)
- D9% (3)
Why each option
The most effective way to manage risks involves clearly assigning responsibility and accountability to individuals, ensuring ownership and consistent oversight.
Assigning individuals clear responsibilities and accountabilities ensures that specific people are tasked with owning, monitoring, and mitigating identified risks, which is fundamental to active and effective risk management.
While staff awareness is important for risk identification, it does not provide the structured ownership and action required for effective risk management.
Financial resources are necessary for risk management, but providing them without clear responsibilities does not guarantee effective risk management.
Documenting procedures and reporting processes creates a framework, but without assigned individual accountability, it lacks the direct ownership for execution and enforcement.
Concept tested: Risk management accountability
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