2011/07/11 - Hi Anonymous Reader

The national Treasury framework website is well thought out and very useful. Unfortunately it is the minor gaps that prompt responses like this one.

One problem it does not appear to address is the issue of cascading risk down through institutional structures.
In our context we have Strategic Risk, at municipal level, then Cluster Risk, Unit Risk, Department Risk, Section Risk etc.

With the top down approach, it would seem that all subordinate departments should work within the top level framework. In practice, operational risks are identified at lower levels that are not within the superior risk register.
It all becomes very confusing to figure out how and when these lower risks should float up to become incorporated (or not) in a strategic risk register that has to be locked down for a year for performance management purposes.

Is there anyone at national level who has figured out a guideline or standard operating procedure to manage the institutional problems around risk management withing the government hierarchies.

thanks
Craig