#189 – CITY OF HOUSTON’S RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS – JAMES KLINE PH.D., CERM

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aIMG_4231-150x150Houston Texas is one of the few local governments in the United States with an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) based risk assessment approach. This policy was reviewed and updated in 2016.  This was the latest step in the city’s use of risk assessment.

From 1996 to 2004, the city outsourced risk assessment.  The assessment was performed every five years.  Beginning in 2009, the city’s audit department took over the assessment.  This article discusses the risk assessment process used by the City of Houston. Continue reading