RSK4801
Assignment 4
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
2024 - DUE 4
October 2024
, RSK4801 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 -
DUE 4 October 2024
Course
Operational Risk Management (RSK4801)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Mastering Operational Risk
RSK4801 Assignment 4 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 - DUE 4 October
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Since 2020, many incidents and events have caused organisations to adopt a
focused approach towards risk management and the role of risk managers.
Examples of these events are the COVID-19 pandemic and its severe effects
on many countries, economies, and businesses. South Africa was not
excluded from the pandemic and was further hampered by severe power
interruptions and inadequate service delivery. These are all risk-related
incidents/events involving risk managers to assist in the management thereof.
According to an article in Enterprise Risk Magazine (2023), uncertainty also
boosted the profile and role of risk managers. Large-scale risks are happening
more often, which requires sound risk management to cope with the
increasingly unclear business and physical environments. As such, it seems
imperative that the role of risk managers and appropriate risk management
tools is clear. The classic three lines of defence in the risk governance model
endeavour to demarcate the various roles regarding the management of risks.
Although there are many issues surrounding this model, it provides a
foundational guideline for the roles of the main role-players in risk
management. Regarding the tools for operational risk management, it seems
that there are concerns over the predictive powers of key risk indicators
(KRIs), the value of risk and control self-assessments (RCSAs), and the
subjectivity of scenario analysis to manage operational risks (Enterprise Risk
Magazine, 2023). In addition, embedding an operational risk management
framework is becoming essential. However, it appears that there is only a
vague understanding of the exact role of a risk manager. Furthermore,
according to Enterprise Risk Magazine (2023), excessive effort is being