Risk Identification Report for proposed Local Government Enterprise

Risk Identification Report for proposed
Local Government Enterprise (LGE)
Run by: Sam Haamid
Friday, 27 June 2014 1:12 PM
Disclaimer: The following report is a risk identification report only and does not represent nor
consider potential risk treatment strategies. Risk treatment strategies would be jointly formulated,
agreed and executed by the work up team or (relevant to time horizon) by the LGE once formally
established.
Risk Identification Report
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Risk
Description
Responsible area
Consequence Likelihood
Risk level
Risk rating
19
Earmarked resources are outweighed The task loading required to manage the
Executive Services
by operational demand.
LGE either initially or as a result of increased (Business
service provision by the LGE, outweighs the Compliance/Risk)
human and technical resources assigned
leading to an increase in those resources
and therefore an increase in operational
costs.
Minor
(C) Possible 10.00
Moderate Risk
20
Multiple shareholders prevents
Shareholder Councils driven by their own LG Executive Services
success due to differing individual
political environment seek to manipulate the (Business
shareholder objectives and or political LGE via the board of Directors or limited
Compliance/Risk)
appetite.
provision financial/physical assets.
Minor
(D) Unlikely
7.00
Low Risk
21
Multiple shareholders confuses
appointment of and or liability for
insurance coverage.
The extent, placement and responsibility for Executive Services
insurance direction is blurred, each
(Business
shareholder on advice requires differing levelCompliance/Risk)
of participatory coverage or assumptions of
coverage are made when in reality gaps in
coverage exist. Further, insurance premiums
cannot be controlled without a supporting
risk management framework.
Moderate
(B) Likely
16.00
High Risk
22
Diversification in LGE service
provision is restricted.
Although setting out to achieve greater
Executive Services
success in the shared services space, the (Business
legal framework of the LGE prevents
Compliance/Risk)
(without significant shareholder/board
agreement) the diversification of services in
the longer term.
Moderate
(B) Likely
16.00
High Risk
23
Differing shareholder price point
expectations.
Individual shareholder service (cost to
Executive Services
customer) structures differ from one
(Business
shareholder to another to the point where
Compliance/Risk)
contract terms are difficult to finalize where
revenue requirements are higher.
Moderate
(D) Unlikely
10.00
Moderate Risk
24
Unequal contribution of investment as As shareholders are attracted over a 36
Executive Services
shareholder numbers increase.
month time horizon, their shareholder stake (Business
is disproportionate to the capital investment Compliance/Risk)
made by initial founding members.
Moderate
(C) Possible 13.00
High Risk
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Risk Identification Report
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Risk
25
Description
Responsible area
Consequence Likelihood
Risk level
Founding member employees acting The number of shareholder employees as Executive Services
as board Directors may be considered board members outweighing independent
(Business
board members may be considered by the Compliance/Risk)
a conflict of interest.
public as unbalanced and or may lead to an
unworkable board seeking to ensure
individual shareholder interests.
Major
(D) Unlikely
13.00
26
Withdrawal of one of a minimum of
two shareholders.
The viability of the LGE relies on a minimum Executive Services
of two shareholders.
(Business
Compliance/Risk)
Major
(C) Possible 16.00
High Risk
29
Limited regional market vendors.
The "buying power" of the LGE is
Executive Services
undermined by the reality of a small pool of (Business
potential vendors within the local/regional
Compliance/Risk)
market place for some proposed shared
services.
Minor
(C) Possible 10.00
Moderate Risk
31
Differing shareholder values and
strategic objectives.
The constitutional and operational footprint Executive Services
of the LGE does not align with shareholders (Business
agendas.
Compliance/Risk)
Minor
(B) Likely
Moderate Risk
13.00
Risk rating
Moderate Risk
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