BUILDING RESILIENCE AND TRUST
Enterprise Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management gives your leadership an objective view of every risk that could affect strategy and operations, and the framework to act on it. Sigma7 builds ERM programs that are action-driven rather than report-driven, fit each organization's structure and culture, and supplement your existing controls instead of adding bureaucracy.
Contact Us Today To Learn MoreDone well, ERM is the connective tissue of a resilient organization.
AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM HAS TO FIT EACH ORGANIZATION'S UNIQUE STRUCTURE AND CULTURE.
As a process, ERM is designed to do four things:
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IDENTIFY REAL AND POTENTIAL RISKS
Surface the threats that could affect your strategy and operations, so you can protect stakeholders before issues escalate rather than react after the fact.
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LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES
Risk management is not only about defense. A strong ERM program helps you identify and act on opportunities that enhance stakeholder value and competitive advantage.
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MANAGE AND MITIGATE
Align identified risks with your organization's objectives, risk appetite, and culture, and put consistent mitigation in place where it matters most.
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FIT YOUR CULTURE
Supplement current controls and capabilities and reduce, rather than increase, bureaucracy. If a program adds friction to the way people already work, it will not last.
WHAT A SIGMA7 ERM PROGRAM DELIVERS TO LEADERSHIP
- Better information for better decisions. Give senior management clearer, risk-based information to support more effective decision-making and budget allocation.
- One version of the truth. Provide a cross-functional view of enterprise risk so the whole organization works from a single, shared picture.
- Clear accountability. Give assigned risk owners the visibility, support, and authority they need, with responsibility that reaches up to the board.
- Risk-aware by default. Make risk identification and assessment part of the way your organization works, embedded into the annual budget and strategic planning cycles.
THE FRAMEWORK: FOUR COMPONENTS, WORKING TOGETHER
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Strategy
An ERM strategy plan, a common risk framework, a defined company risk appetite, and ERM integrated into the business rather than bolted on.
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Process
Consistent risk identification, assessment, quantification, and monitoring and reporting, so risks are handled the same way across the organization.
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Governance and Reporting
An ERM committee, a formalized reporting structure, a defined board interface, and an annual review of the ERM program itself.
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Systems, Education, and Culture
A central risk database, consistent vocabulary, early-warning indicators, and analytical tools, supported by training, awareness, tone from the top, and risk-based performance metrics that build a genuine risk-aware culture.
BUILT TO EMBRACE CONSTANT CHANGE
A Sigma7 ERM program is action-driven rather than data- and reporting-driven. It minimizes the time commitment we ask of your internal partners. It coordinates across departments while focusing each risk specialist on the areas they understand best. And it is flexible and scalable, working both top-down from leadership and bottom-up from the operational level, so it can be implemented over time rather than all at once.
The result supports both long-term strategic and shorter-term tactical goals: aligning with corporate strategy, improving resource allocation with consistent metrics, enhancing communication and decision-making across the organization, and continuously updating leadership on the risk profile so you can seize opportunities for competitive advantage.
Aligned with the frameworks your stakeholders already recognize
Our process is built to align with the leading global risk management standards and frameworks, including ISO 31000 (risk management), COSO ERM, and ISO 22301 (business continuity). This means the program we build with you speaks the language your auditors, regulators, board, and supply-chain partners expect, and integrates cleanly with certifications you may already hold or be pursuing.
CENTRAL, CONSISTENT OVERSIGHT THROUGH A RISK COUNCIL
Frameworks only matter if mitigation actually happens. Central, consistent oversight and monitoring of risk mitigation for enterprise-level risks is the key to making ERM real.
Sigma7 helps you establish reporting and monitoring through a Risk Council structure that empowers risk owners by engaging senior leaders in discussion, review, and approval, and gives those owners visible responsibility and credit up to the board. Just as importantly, the Council provides consistent scrutiny of the level of mitigation being deployed, asking the two questions most programs never ask directly: Are we doing enough? Are we doing too much? In this role, the Risk Council becomes the conscience of the company.
ERM TIES YOUR RESILIENCE DISCIPLINES TOGETHER
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Crisis Management
Addresses strategic issues and their impact on the organization, and prepares for and manages events with potential material impact.
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Business Continuity Management
Processes that ensure the organization can continue to operate at a pre-determined minimum level at all times.
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Business Continuity Planning
Ensures the continued operation of critical business processes, focusing on the capacities and functionality your organization cannot do without.
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Emergency Response
Helps protect human health and safety and limit environmental impact in the moments that matter most.
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IT Disaster Recovery
Recovers critical infrastructure, systems, and facilities in the event of a serious incident.
A framework only protects the organization if the people named in it are ready to act. Sigma7's training programs build the practical capability behind ERM, turning policies, plans, and risk-owner responsibilities into skills your teams can use under pressure.
TRAINING THAT PUTS YOUR ERM FRAMEWORK INTO PRACTICE
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ADVANCED RESILIENCE AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY (ARBC)
An immersive three-day program for risk leaders across all sectors, ARBC equips participants to build and enhance organizational resilience, manage crises, and ensure business continuity.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING
Business Continuity Planning training prepares security professionals, business continuity leaders, crisis managers, and risk owners to maintain operational resilience when disruption hits.
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HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS TRAINING (HEAT)
When ERM identifies people operating in hostile, remote, or high-risk environments, HEAT addresses the duty-of-care obligation that comes with it. Delivered at purpose-built facilities, on-site, or virtually.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM REAL ERM PROGRAMS
Sigma7's approach is shaped by what actually makes ERM programs succeed or fail. High-level sponsorship is critical. No new bureaucracy. Defining a shared vocabulary, starting with terms like "materiality," matters more than most leaders expect. Move top-down and bottom-up early, and tie the program into existing operational capabilities and standing committees rather than working around them. Buy-in at the operational level depends on linking ERM to the decisions people already make, so it helps them fix issues they already know about.
BEGIN THE JOURNEY WITH AN EXPERIENCED PARTNER
A Sigma7 ERM engagement follows a clear path: select an experienced partner, develop the project plan, and engage senior leaders early. From there we develop a custom methodology and conduct a structured risk assessment through interviews and workshops, then prioritize the risks that emerge. With priorities set, we help you begin internal oversight and active risk mitigation, so the program starts delivering value from the first cycle.
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