Advanced Operational Risk Management
Modern operational risk beyond the register — preventive KRIs, risk networks, root-cause analysis and culture change, taught through the daily work of real institutions.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
Upcoming sessions
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Operational risk registers accumulate; risk itself moves in networks. This programme explains the components of modern operational risk management as practised in global and regional banks — starting from the basics of risk within banking, tracking fifteen years of development, and covering identification, handling, measurement and reporting. It draws best practice from the relevant types of financial institution and works through governance and regulatory requirements: framework and taxonomy, six steps to define and design preventive KRIs, root-cause analysis done properly, conduct reporting, third-party vendor risk, cyber threats, continuity planning resources and the identification of emerging, interrelated risks. Participants leave with actionable ideas, innovations and plans grounded in the daily work of financial institutions.
What you will do
Who attends
- Heads of operational risk and enterprise risk managers
- Internal auditors, compliance officers and regulators
- Business, operations and HR managers
- Business continuity managers and coordinators
- Project managers across business, IT and risk
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.Foundations and framework
- Risk within banking: fifteen years of development
- Framework and taxonomy for operational risk
- Governance and regulatory requirements
II.Identification and measurement
- Identifying emerging and interrelated risks
- Risk networks rather than risk registers
- Six steps to preventive KRIs
III.Handling and reporting
- Root-cause analysis done effectively
- Conduct reporting: themes and details
- Influencing behaviours for better control
IV.The modern threat surface
- Third-party vendor risk management
- Cyber security essentials and threats
- Continuity planning resources
Frequently asked
Does the course cover key risk indicators?
Yes — a six-step method to define and design preventive KRIs, set within a proper framework and taxonomy for operational risk and the governance and regulatory requirements around them. The aim is indicators that influence behaviours for better control, not metrics that merely accumulate in a register.
Which modern threats are addressed?
Third-party vendor risk, cyber threats and continuity planning resources, plus the identification of emerging, interrelated risks through risk networks rather than static registers. Handling and reporting disciplines — root-cause analysis done properly and conduct reporting with actionable detail — complete the picture.
Who should attend, and is in-house delivery possible?
Heads of operational risk, enterprise risk managers, auditors, compliance officers, regulators, business continuity managers and project managers across business, IT and risk. BIZENIUS delivers in English and French; an in-house edition is tailored to your institution, with rolling-calendar dates on request and fees quoted on enquiry.
Who teaches this
Practitioners, not presenters.
Led by practitioners who have carried governance, risk and compliance accountability themselves: chief risk officers and heads of enterprise risk, heads of financial-crime compliance and certified anti-money-laundering specialists, internal-audit leaders and directors who sit on the committees these programmes prepare you for. Several hold current seats; all advise institutions under supervision between cohorts.
What the bench brings
- Enterprise risk framework design and risk culture
- Risk appetite, limits and risk and control self-assessment
- Capital, liquidity and stress-testing frameworks
- Operational risk and resilience
- Model validation and risk systems
- Board and executive risk governance
Where they have practised
Current and former practitioners — people who hold the seat today alongside those who have held it.
Sectors: Banking & financial services · Insurance · Technology & fintech · Government & public sector
Regions: Africa · the Middle East · Europe · Asia · the Americas
How they teach
- Board-pack and committee case work
- Chaired role plays and committee exercises
- Group discussion of real incidents and findings
- Self-assessments against supervisory expectations
- Knowledge checks and a personal action plan
Cohorts are kept small so every exercise is worked on the participants’ own situations — in person or live virtual.
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