Integrated Strategy, Risk & Resilience (ISRR) Toolkit: Phase 4 Templates
Integrated Strategy, Risk & Resilience (ISRR) Toolkit: Phase 4 Templates Phase IV (Monitor, Review, Record and Report) contains specifications for an ISRR dashboard that combines strategy KPIs, risk and resilience metrics, integrated board and committee reporting templates, and an integrated reporting input template that links ISRR to value creation, preservation and erosion. It further includes……...
Enhanced Combined Assurance Framework for South African Organisations – Example Only
This framework provides South African organisations with a comprehensive approach to implementing combined assurance aligned with King V Principle 12. Combined assurance integrates all assurance activities across the three lines model (operational management, risk/compliance oversight, and internal audit) plus external providers, eliminating fragmentation that typically results in 15-25% inadequate risk coverage and 10-15% duplication. The framework comprises six core components: integrated architecture, assurance mapping methodology, governance mechanisms, integrated planning, consolidated reporting, and quality assurance. Implementation follows a phased 12-24 month roadmap across foundation, integration, operationalisation and maturity phases. Research shows organisations with structured implementation achieve 30-40% better coordination, identify emerging themes 40-50% faster, and reduce 20-30% planning overlap. The framework positions combined assurance as a strategic governance capability that enhances board effectiveness, optimises assurance resources, and strengthens stakeholder confidence in organisational integrity.
From Guidance to Action: Exploring Practical Enterprise Risk Management
COSO’s “From Guidance to Action: Exploring Practical Enterprise Risk Management” (2026) focuses on making ERM decision‑useful rather than compliance‑driven. It argues that strategy and risk are inseparable and that ERM should influence real choices, not just generate registers, heat maps and RCSAs. The paper introduces ten ERM operating disciplines, including linking strategy and risk, treating value creation as a required outcome, making risk appetite usable, managing risk as a portfolio, prioritising decisions over documentation, measuring value not activity, and embedding ERM into business rhythms. It emphasises lightweight, decision‑led practices: clear trade‑offs, ranges, triggers and ownership at key decision points. Through personas, case examples and a practitioner “translation guide”, it shows how organisations can apply the COSO ERM Framework under real constraints to provide clearer choices, earlier pivots, fewer surprises and stronger board confidence.
Episode 1: IRMSA CEO, Yvonne Mothibi – Where Risk meets Reason
Our FIRST Podcast is LIVE! We’re beyond excited to launch this journey with two incredible voices: Dr. Hermie le Roux and Yvonne Mothibi! Get ready for inspiring conversations, fresh insights, and stories that will leave you motivated. Watch now on YouTube Remember to like , subscribe , share !… Registration Required Please select either Subscriber…...