An Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) systemessentially comprises of a governance componentand a risk management process
The relevance of information systems risks stemfrom firstly the quality of information the ERMsystem itself relies on, and secondly as componentof the enterprise-wide business risks in focus
The purpose of this presentation is to highlight thesedimensions of information systems risks in ERMframeworks notably ISACA’s Risk IT, Basel II andthe Balanced Scorecard
“… a process, effected by anentity’s board of directors,management and otherpersonnel, applied in strategysetting and across theenterprise, designed to identifypotential events that may affectthe entity, and manage risk tobe within its risk appetite, toprovide reasonable assuranceregarding the achievement ofentity objectives.”
Using the IT BSC to Manage Risk Across the Enterprise
IT RiskGovernance
Focus
The Corporate Contributionperspective evaluates IT risks fromthe viewpoint of executivemanagement, the Board of Directorsand the shareholders.
The Customer Orientationperspective evaluates IT risks fromthe viewpoint of business users (ourcustomers) and, by extension, thecustomers of the business units
The Future Orientation perspectiveevaluates IT Risks from theviewpoint of the IT organizationitself: process owners, practitionersand support professionals
The Operational Excellenceperspective evaluates IT Risks fromthe viewpoint of IT management(process owners and servicedelivery managers) and the audit andregulatory bodies