Strategic decisions rarely come with complete information or a single reliable forecast. Participants will distinguish measurable risk from genuine uncertainty, expose the assumptions and dependencies behind competing options, and use scenarios and sensitivities to understand what could change the decision. The session focuses on decision quality: clarifying the choice, comparing alternatives, identifying thresholds, and recommending whether an exposure should be accepted, mitigated, staged, monitored, or escalated.
Course ID: FBPC9
FBP2 – Risk-Informed Decisions: Making Better Choices Without Certainty
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish risk, uncertainty, assumptions, and exposure within a business decision.
- Analyze strategic options using scenario and sensitivity analysis, risk appetite, and decision thresholds.
- Determine an appropriate response to uncertainty, supported by indicators, triggers, and escalation points.
Major Topics
- Risk, uncertainty, assumptions, exposure, and dependencies
- Decision clarity, options, and relevant time horizons
- Risk appetite, tolerance, and decision thresholds
- Scenario analysis versus sensitivity analysis
- Indicators, triggers, and early-warning signals
- Accept, mitigate, stage, monitor, or escalate responses
Who Should Attend
Experienced CPAs, finance business partners, analysts, controllers, and finance leaders who support strategic choices involving risk, uncertainty, scenarios, sensitivities, and escalation decisions.
Fields of Study
Management ServicesPrerequisites
Completion of Finance Business Partnering Series 1 or equivalent foundational knowledge and experience is recommended