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Do you have the skills and knowledge to conduct an internal Risk Management audit of your department? How well do you stack up compared to other schools — and how will you know?

Why not leave it to the experts?

McGregor & Associates’ exclusive ‘Online Risk Assessment’ provides key benchmark data for your department (relative to over 100 North American universities), and uncovers critical gaps in your risk management plan.

What’s Involved?

Various staff members complete an online survey in their area of responsibility (e.g. Aquatics, Intramurals etc.). Department-wide involvement in completing these surveys ensures buy-in to overall project, plus ownership of the outcomes detailed in the report.

Eight (8) Program surveys

  • Aquatics
  • Fitness/ Wellness
  • Intramurals
  • Non-credit Instruction
  • Outdoor Program
  • Sport Clubs
  • Youth Camps
  • Weight Room/ Fitness Center

Six (6) General Administration surveys

  • Risk Management Plan
  • Emergency Response Plan
  • Facilities & Equipment
  • Rentals & Special Events
  • Waivers
  • Transportation

The focus of each of the ‘Program’ surveys is the ‘5 Key Risk Areas’:

  • Emergency Response Plan
  • Supervision/ Instruction
  • Training
  • Facilities & Equipment
  • Documentation

This means that meaningful comparisons can be made between program units and hence inconsistencies are targeted.

Each survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete

What do you get?

McGregor & Associates analyze data

  • Detailed Report provided within 10 days
  • 1 hour phone consultation with Director to discuss report and recommendations

Report includes:
a) Benchmark Data for internal and external comparison
b) Detailed Analysis of risk profiles:

  • Graphic comparisons with other universities of program and administrative scores: your benchmark data!
  • Graphic internal comparisons between all program unit scores: highlights program inconsistencies.
  • Detailed analysis and breakdown of program and administrative scores: pinpoints vulnerable areas.

c) A comprehensive list of recommended (and doable) strategies for immediate action.
d) The ‘Top Five’ priorities identified for your department.

Added bonus! — our new ‘Global Risk Assessment’

This new (optional) survey looks at the other key risks your department confronts on a daily basis: Financial Risks; Human Resources Risks; Reputational Risk; Security Risks; Data Risks.

Cost of Online Risk Assessment: $1250

Benefits

  • *Cost effective (no need to fly in someone to conduct audit)
  • *Focus is on ‘high-risk’ areas ensures audit process is not overwhelming
  • *Conducted by McGregor & Associates — THE experts in Risk Management

Don’t put it off — act now!

Contact Us for more information.

The Risk Management Best Practice program provides institutionally-specific feedback allowing our University Recreation department to prioritize areas for improvement to enhance the safety and well-being of our participants.  The thorough analysis by areas of operations provides our staff tangible information to determine our next steps and most effective course of action.  This feedback would take much longer and be less objective if we attempted to undertake the reviews on our own. The comparative data is good for learning trends in best practices of other institutions.

George M. Brown

Assistant Vice Provost,
Director of University Recreation and Wellness
The University of Minnesota

For more information on our Online Courses,
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