24 Total Risks
3 Critical
42 Controls
87% Coverage
✦ Digital Transformation is now outside tolerance due to three high risks.
Strategic Map
Objective Risks Appetite Status
Grow revenue by 15% YoY 5 Medium At Risk
Linked Risks
R-012 Supply chain cost overrun 20
R-015 Vendor contract inflation 16
R-018 Energy cost volatility 15
R-021 Automation delays 12
R-024 Process inefficiency 10
Complete cloud migration by Q4 6 High At Risk
Achieve ISO 27001 certification 3 Very Low On Track
Maintain debt-to-equity below 0.5 2 Low On Track
Achieve NPS score of 70+ 4 Medium On Track
Reduce staff turnover to <12% 3 Medium At Risk
Launch in 3 new markets 5 High On Track
✦ AI Observations
  • Revenue Growth has 3 high-impact risks
  • Operational Excellence is outside appetite
  • Digital Transformation risk increasing
Recommendations
  • → Add controls to R-004
  • → Review appetite for Ops
Risk Distribution
Impact 5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5
Likelihood
1-5 Low
6-10 Medium
11-15 High
16-25 Critical
✦ R-001 threatens Operational Excellence — 2 linked controls need review.
R-001 Data Breach Risk
Digital Transformation 25 Open
R-002 Supply Chain Disruption
Operational Excellence 20 Mitigating
R-003 GDPR Compliance Gap
Regulatory Compliance 16 Open
R-004 System Failure
Operational Excellence 15 Mitigating
R-005 Staff Turnover
Operational Excellence 12 Monitoring
R-006 Market Volatility
Revenue Growth 10 Monitoring
R-001 Analysis
This risk threatens Digital Transformation because data security underpins customer trust.
  • Exposure increased 15% this quarter
  • 2 controls below effectiveness target
  • ✦ Access Review Process
  • ✦ Encryption at Rest
87% Control Coverage
✦ Digital Transformation controls need strengthening — 2 gaps identified.
Digital Transformation 78%
Multi-Factor Authentication R-001 92%
Security Log Monitoring R-001 85%
✦ Access Review Process R-001 —
Operational Excellence 91%
Supplier Risk Assessment R-002 95%
Business Continuity Plan R-002, R-004 88%
Regulatory Compliance 94%
Data Encryption (AES-256) R-003 95%
Privacy Impact Assessment R-003 90%
AI Assessment
Controls exist to protect goals. Digital Transformation needs attention — consider AI suggested controls.

Executive Risk Summary

Executive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Summary

Reporting Period: FY 2025/26 (Q1 Snapshot)

Organisation: ExampleCo (Pty) Ltd

Purpose of This ERM Summary

This Executive ERM Summary provides a consolidated view of how the organisation's strategic objectives, risk exposure, and risk responses are aligned.

It is designed to support executive decision-making by answering three core questions:

  • Are we taking the right risks to achieve our strategy?
  • Are the most material threats being actively managed?
  • Where are the gaps between risk appetite and actual exposure?

Strategic Context

The organisation is pursuing three primary strategic objectives for FY 2025/26:

Strategic ObjectiveDescription
SO1 – Revenue GrowthGrow annual revenue by 18% through new market expansion
SO2 – Operational ExcellenceReduce cost-to-serve and improve delivery reliability
SO3 – Regulatory ProtectionMaintain zero material compliance breaches

3. Enterprise Risk Profile

The current enterprise risk profile shows heightened exposure in two areas: growth execution and operational resilience.

Risk CategoryInherentResidualTrend
StrategicHighMedium-Highâ–²
OperationalHighMediumâ–²
FinancialMediumLow-Mediumâ–¼
ComplianceMediumLowâ–¬
TechnologyHighMediumâ–²

Key Insight: The organisation is taking more risk to pursue growth, but control maturity is not yet increasing at the same pace.

✦ Generating executive summary...
The organisation is managing 28 active risks across 5 categories. Strategic and Operational risk exposure has increased this quarter.
  • 3 critical risks require immediate attention
  • 5 high risks under active mitigation
  • Control coverage at 87% — 2 gaps identified
  • Strategic risk trending â–² due to market expansion
  • ✦ Strengthen controls for R-001 Data Breach
  • ✦ Review appetite for Operational Excellence
Strategic High â–²
Operational High â–²
Financial Medium â–¼
Compliance Low —
Technology High â–²