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A5.5. Selecting risk controls when risks are high and risk control costs are important - use of decision<br />
matrices. An excellent tool for evaluating various risk control options is the decision matrix. On the<br />
vertical dimension of the matrix we list the mission supportive characteristics we are looking for in risk<br />
controls. Across the top of the matrix we list the various risk control options (individual options or<br />
packages of options). Then we rank each control option on a scale of 1 (very low) to 10 (very high) in<br />
each of the desirable characteristics. If we choose to, we can weight each desirable characteristic based on<br />
its mission significance and calculate the weighted score (illustrated below). All things being the same, the<br />
options with the higher scores are the stronger options. A generic illustration is provided at Figure A5.3.<br />
Figure A5.3. Sample Decision Matrix.<br />
RATING WEIGHT* RISK CONTROL OPTIONS/PACKAGES<br />
FACTOR #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6<br />
Low cost 5 9/45 6/30 4/20 5/25 8/40 8/40<br />
Easy to implement 4 10/40 7/28 5/20 6/24 8/32 8/32<br />
Positive operator 5 8/40 2/10 1/5 6/30 3/15 7/35<br />
involvement<br />
Consistent with 3 10/30 2/6 9/27 6/18 6/18 6/18<br />
culture<br />
Easy to integrate 3 9/27 5/15 6/18 7/21 6/18 5/15<br />
Easy to measure 2 10/20 10/20 10/20 8/16 8/16 5/10<br />
Low risk (sure to 3 9/27 9/27 10/30 2/6 4/12 5/15<br />
succeed)<br />
TOTALS 229 136 140 140 151 165<br />
* Weighting is optional and is designed to reflect the relative importance of the various factors.<br />
A5.6. Summary. It is not unusual for a risk control package to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and<br />
even millions over time. Millions of dollars and critical missions may be at risk. The expenditure of several<br />
tens of thousands of dollars to get the decision right is sound management practice and good risk<br />
management.<br />
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