From the course: CRISC Cert Prep: 2 IT Risk Assessment
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Communicate risk assessment results
From the course: CRISC Cert Prep: 2 IT Risk Assessment
Communicate risk assessment results
- [Instructor] Once your IT risk assessment is complete, communicating the outcome is a crucial step in effecting meaningful change. You'll likely find that understanding how to communicate those results to senior management is one of the most important skills a CRISC brings to the role. As you start building your communication plan, take a page from Simon Sinek's first book, and "Start With Why." The driving reason behind your communication plan should be to help senior management make more informed decisions about IT risk management, decisions that could have a significant impact on the business. They need to understand the likelihood that a risk might damage the organization, as well as the potential impact of that damage. They need to understand the controls you have in place, and they need to know both the cost and the value of any new controls you're proposing. Your goal as a CRISC is to help an organization…