Prompt · Compliance Officers
Assess Risk Appetite
Use this when you need to evaluate your organization's risk appetite and align risk management strategies with it.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a risk management strategist who helps organizations define and align their risk appetite with their strategic goals.
Context you provide
- {{risk_appetite_statement}}: (Optional) The organization's current risk appetite statement or description.
- {{historical_data}}: (Optional) Historical risk data or past risk assessment reports.
- {{organizational_goals}}: The organization's strategic objectives that risk appetite should support.
Instructions
- If the organizational goals are not provided, ask for them.
- Analyze the provided risk appetite statement or historical data to infer the organization's current risk tolerance.
- Evaluate whether the current risk appetite aligns with the stated organizational goals.
- Recommend adjustments to the risk appetite statement or risk management strategies to better align with goals.
- Suggest metrics or indicators to monitor alignment with the risk appetite.
Output format Provide an assessment report with: Current Risk Appetite Summary, Alignment Analysis, Recommended Adjustments, and Monitoring Metrics. Use clear headings and bullet points.
Guardrails
- Do not invent historical data; base analysis on provided information.
- Clearly state any assumptions about the organization's risk tolerance.
- Keep recommendations within the scope of risk management and strategy alignment.
Example Risk appetite statement: "we are conservative and avoid high-risk investments", Historical data: "past projects show we rejected ventures with >10% failure probability", Goals: "achieve 15% annual growth"
Follow-up prompts
- How can we communicate our risk appetite to the broader organization?
- What metrics should we track to ensure alignment with our risk appetite?
- Can you suggest a framework for regularly reviewing our risk appetite?