Risk Management Vs Enterprise Risk Management

Differences and Solutions

Enterprise risk management is an extension of traditional risk management, and differs in the following ways.

• Strategic application. An ERM approach is integrated into an organizations business decision. Because the effort is enterprise-wide, it supersedes any departmental or functional autonomy to encourage continuous review and support of the organizations most value-based objectives.
• Risks considered. ERM involves managing all of the risks affecting an organization’s ability to meet its goals, regardless of the types of risks being considered. This carefully reviewed and benchmarked approach allows organizations the ability to stay focused on key areas of prosperity and survival.
• Performance metrics. ERM emphasizes results-based performance measurement throughout the organization. Results indicate whether a risk management technique helped to achieve a business goal, such as return on investment or return on assets. All forms of risk management, including ERM, are intended to help minimize the adverse effects of missed opportunities and losses.The specific benefits of ERM include maximizing the possible opportunities for growth, minimizing the expected organizational losses and therefore increasing the expected income and asset value, and reducing the residual uncertainty in all areas of the enterprise.