MSO Risk Assessments
MSO Forums, 2003 and 2004A risk assessment was taken at the January 2003 MSO Forum. A follow-up assessment was performed at the September 2004 MSO Forum. The risks assessed were those that would prevent or hinder an MSO in fulfilling their role. The table below shows the results of these assessments.
| Identified Risks | 9/13/2004 MSO Forum | 1/15/2003 MSO Forum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Participants | 91 Participants | ||||||||
| Score | Impact* | Likelihood* | Ranking | Score | Impact* | Likelihood* | Ranking | ||
| Faculty don't believe in controls | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4 | |
| Lack of time and support staff | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | |
| Inability to hire qualified staff because of noncompetitive salaries | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 12 | |
| Low staff morale | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 11 | |
| Budget reductions | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Staff turnover | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 19 | |
| Lack of space | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 9 | |
| Lack of Communication | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 6 | |
| Competency of Support Staff | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 20 | |
| Insufficient support from service units | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 10 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 16 | |
| Policies too complex, evasive and ambiguous | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 11 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2 | |
| Losing documents (e.g, business contracts and accounting) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 18 | |
| Inflated egos and micromangement from the top | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 13 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 17 | |
| Late response from other units | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 14 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 10 | |
| Controls not cost effective | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 15 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 13 | |
| Not enough staff in HR to handle the workload | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 16 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | |
| Not having access to training in a timely manner | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 17 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 15 | |
| Ineffective change - too much scar tissue | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 18 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 7 | |
| Contract and grant award process: pre- and post-award | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 19 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5 | |
| Decentralization | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 20 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 14 | |
* Impact and Likelihood each polled using a 1-5 scale:
| 1 = Very Low | 2 = Low | 3 = Medium | 4 = High | 5 = Very High |
Questions used for each risk:
- What impact does this risk have on your ability to achieve your role?
- What is the likelihood of this risk occuring considering what you are already doing to prevent it?
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