I like how this case shows the evolution from identifying exposures to testing the strength of controls. It emphasizes that risk management doesn’t end with documentation. It is about pressure-testing whether controls truly keep risk within appetite. This distinction between knowing risks and managing them effectively is often where real governance happens.
This course changed my perspective on risk management. Risk management is not just about minimizing risk as much as possible, but more importantly, about using effective controls to keep risk within acceptable limits. I also found it's quiet interesting that in practice, there is often a trade-off between adding new controls and reducing risk exposure.
I think that this lesson is quite valuable in the sense that risk management has often been stereotyped as the process to minimize risk, but this lesson brings insights on how risk management is more about controlling risk so that it stays within our appetite rather than minimizing all of it.
I think that controls don’t just record risks, they actively determine whether those risks stay within acceptable limits. Without strong, and effective controls, even well-identified risks can still escalate into major exposure.
Applying control to real business enables risk managers reduce inerent risk to residual risk. Sometimes we may reduce exposure rather than adding control on the current process due to the tradeoff between cost and benefits.
I like how this case shows the evolution from identifying exposures to testing the strength of controls. It emphasizes that risk management doesn’t end with documentation. It is about pressure-testing whether controls truly keep risk within appetite. This distinction between knowing risks and managing them effectively is often where real governance happens.
This course changed my perspective on risk management. Risk management is not just about minimizing risk as much as possible, but more importantly, about using effective controls to keep risk within acceptable limits. I also found it's quiet interesting that in practice, there is often a trade-off between adding new controls and reducing risk exposure.
I think that this lesson is quite valuable in the sense that risk management has often been stereotyped as the process to minimize risk, but this lesson brings insights on how risk management is more about controlling risk so that it stays within our appetite rather than minimizing all of it.
I think that controls don’t just record risks, they actively determine whether those risks stay within acceptable limits. Without strong, and effective controls, even well-identified risks can still escalate into major exposure.
Applying control to real business enables risk managers reduce inerent risk to residual risk. Sometimes we may reduce exposure rather than adding control on the current process due to the tradeoff between cost and benefits.