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Integrating COSO’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework into Our Classes

November 1, 2016 Webinar at 3:00 pm Eastern

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CPE  

November 1, 2016 Webinar at 3:00 pm Eastern

To receive CPE Credit, be sure to respond to all of the polling questions during the session and fill out the CPE Verification Form at the end of the session. 

The CPE Form will appear as you click off the webinarYour responses, along with your attendance, will comprise the criteria for Continuing Professional Education credit, as regulated by NASBA. Attendees at this presentation who meet the criteria will be awarded 1 CPE Credit Hour in the NASBA Field of Study category, ”Management Advisory Services”NOTE: The American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its Web site: http://www.learningmarket.org

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Webinar Resources to become familiar with:

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s (COSO) website: http://www.coso.org

Enterprise Risk Management—Integrated Framework FAQs and additional informationhttp://erm.coso.org/Pages/default.aspx

American Accounting Association’s COSO Academic Access program details http://aaahq.org/COSO

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Integrating COSO’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework Into Our

Classrooms

Doug Prawitt Mark Beasley Paul Walker

November 1, 2016

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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We Live in a World of Growing Uncertainty and Complexity

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BrexitPresidential Election

Cyber Threats & Terrorism

Disruptive Innovation

Available Labor w/outNeeded Skills

Shifts in Customer Demographics

Regulator Expectations

Competitor Surprises

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BUT…

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Only 25% Describe their Risk Oversight as

Mature or Robust

45% Public Co.

41% Fin. Services

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“The key to risk management is managing risk before it manages you.”

Rick Funston and Stephen Wagner, Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

Opening in “The Big Short”

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Management of Risks…

• It’s everyone’s job!

?Are we adequately preparing our students for assuming risk ownership responsibilities?

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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Who is COSO?

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Note: COSO Has 2 Frameworks: I/C and ERM

Internal Control – 1992

ERM - 2004

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IC Framework Updated and Revised 2013

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COSO’s ERM Framework – Recent Update

• Exposure Draft – Revises 2004 ERM Framework– Issued June 2016– Comment period ended September 30– Prawitt on COSO Board and Beasley &

Walker serving on Advisory Council

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2004 2016 Exposure Draft

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Revised COSO Framework - 2016

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Builds Off 23 Core Principles

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Currently, I use COSO frameworks in my class(es): 

a) Both, Internal control and ERMb) Internal control onlyc) ERM onlyd) Not yet, want to find out more

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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So….

What is ERM?

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Traditional Risk Management Approach

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“Silo” or “Stove-Pipe” Risk Management

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Sales and Customer

Service

Production & Distribution

Finance & Treasury

IT Risks Legal & Compliance

Strategic Planning

Human Resources

Traditional Approaches to Risk Management

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May Be Overlooking Critical Risks

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Risk #1

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Sales and Customer

Service

Production & Distribution

Finance & Treasury

IT Risks Legal & Compliance

Strategic Planning

Human Resources

Risk that a Competitor Launches a New Innovative Technology

Significantly Affecting Customer Demand

Risk of Demographic

Shifts in Market

Risk of Geo-Political Developments That Significantly

Restrict Market Access

Risk that Future Talent Not

Attracted to Entity’s Business

Model

Risk of “Work-Arounds” by Employees and Customers of IT

Security Protocols Leads to Cyber Breach

Risk of Emerging Regulations Re:

InternationalMarkets

Risk that New Strategic Initiative Undermines Core

Product

ERM Helps Management and Boards Identify Unknown, But Knowable Risks to Enterprise

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Core Value Drivers and New Strategies

ERM Should Inform This Picture

Grow Value of

Enterprise

Risks & Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

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Embracing Enterprise Risk Management for Long-Term Value ERM is a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management, and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, managerisks to be within its risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity objectives.-Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

(COSO 2004) (see www.coso.org)

Strategic Purpose

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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Integrating ERM Into Curriculum – So Many Options!

1. Business Strategy Courses

2. Accounting Courses

3. Stand Alone ERM Courses

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Strategy Courses

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Poor Risk Management Ultimately Affects Success

Core Value Drivers and New Strategies

Effective Risk Oversight Should Inform This Picture

Enhance Global

Reputation & Brand of University

Risks & Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

Missed Opportunities

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If not in Strategy Courses...

Opportunity for Accounting!!

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Our university’s coverage of ERM is primarily done through 

a) Other business courses outside of accountingb) Existing accounting classesc) Stand‐alone ERM coursesd) A blend of the abovee) Not at allf) I don’t know

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Focus on Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

1. Introduce students to Item 1.A Risk Factors– What processes might CFOs rely on to provide inputs to these disclosures?– How might certain risks in Item 1.A trigger footnote disclosures

2. Introduce Students to Proxy Disclosures requirements– How might compensation plans trigger excessive risks?– What is board’s role in risk oversight?

3. Introduce students to Integrated Reporting– see GE’s 2016 Integrated Report

Financial Accounting

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Internal Control & Governance

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Internal Control & Governance

Example Assignment:Ask Students to research the requirements of these drivers of ERM as research for the board chair of a company.

Then, have them review Proxy Disclosures for a real company.

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Panera Bread’s 2016 Proxy DisclosureRisk Oversight - Role of Our Board in Management of Risk

Our Board administers its risk oversight function directly and through its Audit Committee and receives regular reports from members of senior management, including our Director of Internal Audit, on areas of material risk to the company, including operational, financial, legal and regulatory, strategic and reputational risks.

Our Audit Committee regularly discusses with management and our Director of Internal Audit our major risk exposures, their potential financial impact on our company and the steps we take to manage them.

In addition, our Compensation Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks arising from our compensation policies and programs and succession planning for our executive officers.

Our Committee on Nominations and Corporate Governance assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks associated with board organization, membership and structure, succession planning for our directors and corporate governance.

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Auditing Standards Require…

The auditor must obtain a sufficient understanding of the entity and its environment, including its internal

controls, to assess the risk of material misstatement …..

Audit Classes

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Identify Risks to Value Drivers

Profitability & Shareholder

Growth

Unique Products

High touch service

Sophisticated Supply Chan

Expand offerings

Pursue acquisitions

Invest in more online services

Potential Risks

Potential Risks

Potential Risks

Potential Risks

Potential Risks

Potential Risks

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Tapping Into Client’s Risk Assessment

Help Fulfill Requirements to Understand Entity and Its Environment

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Example of Student Assignment

• Analysis of the home improvement retail industry

• Students analyze Home Depot’s 10-K to identify strategies.

• Students Analyze Item 1.A Risk Factors to brainstorm about risks that might trigger material misstatements

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Traditional Risk Management Approach

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Risk #1

Risk #2

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Risk #3

Risk #4

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Risk #3

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Risk #3

Risk #4

Risk #2

Sales and Customer

Service

Production & Distribution

Finance & Treasury

IT Risks Legal & Compliance

Strategic Planning

Human Resources

How Might Tax Strategies Trigger Risks Across the Enterprise?

Corporate Tax Courses

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KPIs vs. KRIs

Historical Forward Looking

Management Accounting

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Near Term Risk (Ability to Deliver Plan)

Impact on EBITLow, Medium, High Current Plan Year

Strategic Impact to Business Model

Likelihood of risk occurring that could impact our ability to meet the strategic goal of the companyLow, Medium, High

1-3 years

Time FrameCompany Performance Attribute and Definitions

Inherent impact and/or likelihood of risk is increasing No change in inherent impact and/or likelihoodInherent impact and/or likelihood of risk is decreasing

Future Risk Trend (1-3 yrs) Definition:

Risk Category Risk Description Risk OwnerLast

Assessment Date

Near Term Risk (Ability to Deliver

Plan)

Strategic Impact to

Business Model

FutureRisk

Trend(1-3 Yrs)

Overall Future

Assessment(1-3 Yrs)

Global Growth August 2013

Competition August 2013

Product August 2013

Brand August 2013

Financial August 2013

HDFS August 2013

People August 2013

Parts & Accessories August 2013

Supply Chain August 2013

Manufacturing August 2013

Information Technology August 2013

Regulatory Compliance August 2013

Reputation August 2013

Strategic

Compliance

Financial

Operational

Information Systems Courses

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Stand Alone ERM Courses

1. Overview of ERM Course – Summer/Fall

2. Data Analytics Course – Spring

3. ERM Practicum Course

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ERM Grad Degrees

• MS ERM– Accredited– 4 to 40

• MBA ERM– accredited

• ERM I• ERM II• ERM III

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ERM I

• Foundation• History of risk• History of ERM• ERM components• ERM value proposition• Global view of ERM• RFP

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ERM II

• ERM assessment• Deep dives• ERM and decision making• ERM and reputation• ERM and culture• ERM and Governance

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ERM III

• 1 in a 1000• But 3 dimensions• Field-based• A few strategy books…

– Blue Ocean– Strategy Needs a Strategy

• Struggle but…– On the right track– We need help; need to learn how to do this better

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Webinar Objectives

1. Demonstrate Need for Risk Management Education

2. Highlight COSO’s ERM Leadership and ERM Framework

3. Ensure View of What ERM Is and Isn’t

4. Illustrate Different Approaches to Integrating ERM Into Curriculum

5. Highlight Resources for Classroom Use

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COSO Resources – www.coso.org Executive Summary of Frameworks:

ERM Thought Pieces:

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Free

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Purchase COSO Resources at: www.coso.org

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OrEnroll in COSO Annual Academic Access for Faculty and Students

$

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Internet Resources

About 500 articles summarized

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www.erm.ncsu.edu

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Research and Thought Pieces

Research:

Thought Pieces:

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Videos

www.erm.ncsu.edu

Newsletters

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I have or plan to join COSO’s Academic Access program offered by the AAA: 

a) I plan to joinb) I joined this yearc) I have been a member for more than a yeard) Not sure, want to find out more

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Mark S. BeasleyNC State University

[email protected]

www.erm.ncsu.edu

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Doug PrawittBrigham Young University

[email protected]

www.marriottshool.byu.edu

Paul WalkerSt. John’s [email protected]

212.284.7011www.stjohns.edu

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CPE Reminder November 1, 2016

November 1, 2016 Webinar at 3:00 pm Eastern

To receive CPE Credit, be sure to respond to all of the polling questions during the session and fill out the CPE Verification Form at the end of the session. 

The CPE Form will appear as you click off the webinarYour responses, along with your attendance, will comprise the criteria for Continuing Professional Education credit, as regulated by NASBA. Attendees at this presentation who meet the criteria will be awarded 1 CPE Credit Hour in the NASBA Field of Study category, ”Management Advisory Services”NOTE: The American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its Web site: http://www.learningmarket.org