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You’re a Control Owner: Now What?

Master the essentials of control ownership — understand your responsibilities, strengthen organisational controls, and drive effective risk management.

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About this course

Control ownership might be assigned with limited guidance on what that role means. This course, aimed specifically at control owners, covers everything you need to know about being a control owner. From the basics of what controls are, the activities that need to be performed, and demonstrating how controls act as enablers. We also cover how control owners need to interact with and communicate with others as they carry out these activities.

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Course specifics

Audience: This course is designed for control owners and professionals newly assigned to control ownership responsibilities, as well as risk, compliance, and assurance practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of how controls operate within the risk management framework.

Cost: $99.00 (members), $120.00 (non-members)

Facilitator: The Protecht Group

Format: On-Demand

Time: 15 minutes of video content

CPD Points: 1

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The Protecht Group


Course details

Key topics covered:

1. Why Do We Need Controls and Control Owners?

  • Controls as enablers

  • Accountability for ongoing control performance

2. Defining Controls and Roles

  • Components of risk

  • Definition of control

  • Visualizing controls effect on risk

  • Main types of controls

  • Roles related to controls

    • Risk owner

    • Control owner

    • Control operator

    • Control tester

  • How the roles interact and communicate with each other

3. Managing Controls

  • Capturing control characteristics

  • Importance of articulating control objectives

  • Assessing control effectiveness

  • Assessing control value

  • Addressing control weaknesses

4. Controls Cadence

  • Periodic controls management

  • Dynamic controls management

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Learning outcomes:

  • Understand the role and value of control ownership — identify what controls are, how they enable effective risk management, and the responsibilities and expectations of a control owner.

  • Manage and communicate control performance effectively — assess control effectiveness, address weaknesses, and collaborate with key stakeholders to maintain robust control practices.