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Management of Risk (M_o_R®) Overview — A 1-Day Course

Course Description

Management of Risk (M_o_R®) is critical to organisational success. Informed risk-taking helps to improve performance through innovative approaches for managing the business, service delivery and value for money. Following the Turnbull report organisations are now busy working on risk management frameworks and internal control statements to embed risk management in their management processes.

This course is in the form of a one-day briefing. It serves as an extensive overview of management of risk based on based OGC's best-practice guide "Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners".

Course Objectives

This course will provide delegates with an understanding of the essential principles of risk management as outlined by "Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners".

On completion of this Management of Risk Foundation training, delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the key principles underpinning the effective management of risk
  • Explain the main components of the risk management process
  • Appreciate how to manage risks at the Strategic, Programme, Project and Operational level

Suitable For

  • Anyone with responsibility for the implementation and operation of the management of risk as detailed in the Turnbull report

Prerequisites

Ideally, delegates should have had exposure to a risk management environment as a Senior Manager, Project / Programme Manager or Operations Manager.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Central London — £410 (+VAT)

  • 25 Jul 2008
  • 17 Oct 2008

Leeds — £410 (+VAT)

  • 30 May 2008
  • 22 Aug 2008

Outline Course Contents

Principles of management of risk

How risks are managed

Managing risk at: Strategic level, Programme level, Project level, and Operational level


* All our M_o_R courses are delivered in partnership with Accredited Training Organisations.

* M_o_R® is a Registered Trade Mark and a Registered Community Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce.

M_o_R training UK enquiries

UK Training enquiries and feedback form.

M_o_R training UK prices

For publicly scheduled training (individual places), see our UK training schedule.

In-house training for company groups is charged at a daily rate per group — see our In-House UK Training Guidelines.

Publicly Scheduled Training Locations

We currently run public training courses in the following locations:

  • London, UK
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
  • Carshalton, Surrey, UK
  • Chester, North West, UK
  • Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Manchester, North West, UK
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Reading, Berkshire, UK
  • Slough, Berkshire, UK
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

Most UK public training courses are available on a monthly basis.

Please see the individual course outlines or our public training schedule for details.

In-house (on-site) training locations

We deliver in-house courses at client premises and/or training facilities in any part of the world which is practically and commercially accessible.

Our In-house training guidelines outline our basic requirements and our UK pricing structure. To estimate costs for training in other countries, simply convert to your local currency and then make a rough calculation of our tutor's costs for travelling to and staying at your location.


West Yorkshire Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
Bradford Design Exchange
34 Peckover Street
BRADFORD
BD1 5BD
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


South East Regional Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
18 Lynn Rd
ELY
CB6 1DA
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


Please note:
Non-training enquiries should be directed, initially, to our UK national office in Bradford (West Yorkshire), even if the enquiry concerns services delivered in London or South/East England. Clients in London and the South East will typically be handled by staff working in the London or Cambridge areas.