Season 2 of “Off the Menu” dives into the risk management guidelines under the ISO 31000 Standard to help you better understand them and how they relate to risk management activities in your business.
In Episode 4, Peter and I walk through implementing the risk management framework. We also discuss:

* Getting commitment from everyone
* Providing value in the organisation
* Formulating the steering committee
* Who should be on the committee?
* Cross-over with company culture
* Project management tools
* Productivity in the workplace
* Benefits of a multi-functional committee
* Allocating time-based tasks based on motivation
* Getting project engagement
* Ownership for implementation
* Modifications to the implementation process
* Adapting to supply chain issues
* The rouge employee
* Educating staff on modifications










Adapted Podcast Transcription
The following information provides the key concepts that both Pete and I spoke about in this podcast. Our conversation was inspired from an article that Peter published called “How to Implement the Risk Management Framework”.












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Developing your roadmap
When implementing your risk management framework the first thing you need to do is to create a plan, or a roadmap, for how you’re going to go about your implementation. Your roadmap needs to pan and assign clear responsibilities to each team involved. This also includes identifying who needs to be consulted in the process.
There are a number of project management tools you can use for this process. Here a few to get you started:

Gantt Charts
Microsoft Excel
Google Sheets
Microsoft Project
Trello
(This is my favourite)
Monday
Teamwork Projects
Zoho Projects
Asana

Allocating enough time
One of the hardest resources to manage during the implementation process is time. With human resources, it's important to use that time as efficiently and effectively as possible to avoid overworking your team. That includes being considerate in the day-to-day operations and what lies ahead for them.
It's best to get both the employee and their manager on board. If you establish a plan for this in advance, it will help keep you on track with your time and efforts.
Implementing modifications
As you go through implementing your risk management framework, you may find that modifications will need to be made.