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Metodologický rámec hodnocení operačních rizik
Methodological Framework for Operational Risk Assessment

Author(s): Josef Procházka, Josef Melichar
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Risk Assessment; Impact; Probability; Impact Area; Risk Identification; Risk Prioritization; Capability Gap

Summary/Abstract: The article brings a “Condition-If-Then” construct as a proven protocol for writing risk statement and its application into assessing risks related to capability gaps identified during the defense planning processAuthors discuss utility of “Common approach” and “Impact averse approach” to risk rank ordering as a tool for ordering risks according to their importance. Using the discussed tools enables the planners to run risk assessment that sets preconditions for prioritizing the Force Development Options (FDOs) and for minimizing the impact of capability gaps on conduct of future operations. The ORAMF and the application of the given protocol for writing risks are some of the building blocks of the defense planning process, offering a toolset for reinforcement of the defense planning of the Czech Republic.

  • Issue Year: 26/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 19-34
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English