ERM Week2

Unit 2 Assignment - ERM at Mars, Incorporated: ERM for Strategy and Operations

ABC Organization is considering implementing an Enterprise Risk Management program. The board at

your organization where you are the risk manager has asked you to review this case study and present

information about the case study and your findings related to Risk Assessment Methodology.

The UK housing market is going through a difficult period. The number of households is expanding by 250,000 per year, but the rate of house building is only half of what it needs to be. There is a tradition of home ownership, but the banking sector has recently not been able (or willing?) to fund further growth, and home ownership has fallen to its lowest level for two decades. Young working people who would previously have taken out a mortgage and bought their houses are now turning to renting. There is an urgent need to provide ordinary working people with good quality homes; the private rental market provides homes of mainly low quality, and market rents are increasing to unaffordable levels. Read the Housing Association Case Study of ERM in a Changing Marketplace, prepare your responses to the following questions in a presentation to be made to your board of directors.

1. Given the fact that the association is a charity, with risks related both to its financial and charitable aims and any profits made being reinvested to support its charitable aims,, what do you assess as the biggest risks facing the association and what is your assessment of these risks? Note that “for-profit” activities such as building houses for sale can also contribute to an association’s aims (e.g., to provide affordable housing within its chosen area of operation).

2. Considering the list of products in the “Background” section, how do you rate their potential risks and returns for the association, again in relation to its charitable aims and viability constraints and in the context of the association’s operating environment?

3. In the light of the association’s financial position and its charitable aims, how high should be the risk appetite of the association? Is one of the generic strategies listed in the “Sector Issues” section appropriate for the association, and if not, then what should the association’s strategy be?

4. Can you suggest product growth targets and appropriate risk limits that will enable the association to develop safely and dynamically in the short/medium term? The association data was drawn in 2013 from current real cases, and it may help you to investigate the “actual” cases and their contexts.

Make sure to provide a reference slide that provides APA citations of any sources used in the PowerPoint presentation. This slide does not require narration. Oral Parameters/Expectations: 1. At least 10 slides in length, with each slide having a narration in Standard English explaining the key ideas in each slide. 2. The oral presentation should have a highly developed and sustained viewpoint and purpose. 3. The oral communication should be highly ordered, logical and unified. 4. The oral delivery technique, including word choice and oral expressiveness, displays exceptional content, organization, and style, while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion. 5. Free of grammatical errors.

6. No evidence of plagiarism.

7. Ensure that the narration provides clear enunciation, a professional tone, and is free of background noise. 8. The slide presentation must be professional and utilize a professional background and design. 9. All slides must have notes or a script for the verbal presentation given. The script will be entered into the plagiarism checker as well. Written Requirements Your PowerPoint narration presentation should be 10 or more slides in length. There should be a minimum of 5 references. Be sure to use appropriate APA format and cite your Reading or other sources that you used in your presentation. The presentation should contain enough information to adequately answer the questions and contain no spelling, grammar, or APA errors. Remember that the slides will contain summary information of what you provide in your narration. Points deducted from grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion. Also review the university policy on plagiarism. If you have any questions, please contact your professor. Directions for Submitting Your Assignment Place your presentation in the drobox for Unit 2 Assignment.