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# EMEP Risk Management Process

> Risk identification, scoring, ownership, and mitigation cadence for EMEP with a process flowchart.

EMEP risk management is a continuous process. Risks are identified, scored, assigned owners, and mitigated on a regular cadence. This page defines the process and the roles involved.

## Process Flowchart

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart TD
    START(["START"]) --> IDENTIFY["Identify Risks"]
    IDENTIFY --> SCORE["Score: Likelihood x Impact"]
    SCORE --> OWNER["Assign Owner"]
    OWNER --> MITIGATE["Define Mitigation"]
    MITIGATE --> REVIEW["Review Cadence"]
    REVIEW --> UPDATE{"Status Change?"}
    UPDATE -->|"New Risk"| IDENTIFY
    UPDATE -->|"Mitigated"| CLOSE["Close Risk"]
    UPDATE -->|"Ongoing"| MONITOR["Monitor"]
    MONITOR --> REVIEW
    CLOSE --> END(["END"])
```

## Identification

Risks are identified from:

* Failure modes catalog. See [Failure Modes](/risk/failure-modes).
* Architecture review meetings.
* Security audits and dependency scans.
* Incident postmortems.
* External threat intelligence.

Anyone can propose a risk. Proposals are triaged by the risk owner.

## Scoring

Each risk is scored on two axes:

* **Likelihood**: 1 (rare) to 5 (almost certain).
* **Impact**: 1 (negligible) to 5 (catastrophic).

Risk score = Likelihood x Impact.

| Score | Severity | Action                                                  |
| ----- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1-4   | Low      | Monitor, no immediate action                            |
| 5-9   | Medium   | Define mitigation, review quarterly                     |
| 10-16 | High     | Active mitigation, review monthly                       |
| 17-25 | Critical | Immediate action, review weekly, escalate to leadership |

## Ownership

Every risk has a single owner. The owner is responsible for:

* Defining and executing mitigation.
* Updating the risk status in the register.
* Reporting progress at review meetings.

Owners are assigned from the team most closely associated with the risk domain: security, infrastructure, ML engineering, or operations.

## Mitigation Cadence

| Severity | Review Frequency | Escalation Path      |
| -------- | ---------------- | -------------------- |
| Low      | Quarterly        | Team lead            |
| Medium   | Monthly          | Team lead            |
| High     | Weekly           | Engineering manager  |
| Critical | Weekly           | CTO / VP Engineering |

## Status Definitions

* **OPEN**: risk is identified but mitigation is not complete.
* **MITIGATED**: mitigation is in place and verified. Risk remains in register.
* **ACCEPTED**: mitigation is not cost-effective. Risk is acknowledged and monitored.
* **CLOSED**: risk is no longer relevant. Requires justification.

## Integration Points

* **Risk Register**: the single source of truth for all risks. See [Risk Register](/risk/risk-register).
* **Failure Modes**: failure modes are primary inputs to risk identification. See [Failure Modes](/risk/failure-modes).
* **Project Management**: high and critical risks are tracked as project tasks. See [Project Management](/project/project-management).
* **KPI Specification**: risk reduction is a tracked KPI. See [KPI Specification](/project/kpi-specification).