Enterprise Risk Register Template
A fillable register for linking risk scenarios to objectives, evidence, responses, owners, and review triggers.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Connect each scenario to an objective.
- ✓Separate inherent assessment from control evidence and residual assessment.
- ✓Assign a role and review trigger to each response.
Enterprise Risk Register Template
Purpose and use
Use this register to record uncertain events that could affect organizational objectives, analyze their significance, document current responses, and assign follow-up. Keep each row tied to a named objective and review it when assumptions, controls, or conditions change. This is an adaptable worksheet, not a universal scoring standard.
How to complete it
1. Agree on the objectives and assessment scales used by your organization.
2. Describe a cause, uncertain event, and consequence as distinct parts of a scenario.
3. Assess inherent risk before considering controls; cite evidence rather than unsupported certainty.
4. Record control operation and evidence, then assess residual risk using the same scales.
5. Select a response, assign an accountable role and date, and set a review trigger.
Blank register
| ID | Objective | Cause | Uncertain event | Consequence | Inherent likelihood / impact |
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Frequently asked questions
Is this a compliance certification register?
No. It records risk information and does not establish compliance or certification.
Should inherent and residual risk use the same scale?
Use consistently defined scales so the effect of controls can be compared.
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