GTA-21-08-001
September 2015
Risk Management
Quick Reference Booklet
(For more detail, see ATP 5-19)
The purpose of this booklet is to provide a quick reference to
the Risk Management (RM) process and Deliberate Risk
Assessment Worksheet (DRAW). RM is the process of
identifying, assessing, and controlling risks arising from
operational factors and making decisions that balance risk
cost with mission benefits. The Army uses risk management
(RM) to help maintain combat power while ensuring mission
accomplishment in current and future operations. RM
applies to both operations and to nonoperational activities. It
is an essential element of the Army Operations Process,
Troop Leading Procedures, Military Decision Making
Process, and other organizational planning processes.
Commanders, staffs, Army leaders, Soldiers, and Army
civilians integrate RM into all planning, preparing, executing,
and assessing of operations. Commanders ensure first-line
supervisors apply the process, where it has the greatest
impact.
There are two recognized application levels for RM,
deliberate and real-time. RM practitioners should use their
best judgment to manage risk based on the situation.
Approach RM at the appropriate application level, using
either a deliberate approach or a real-time approach. The
main factor that differentiates the application level is the
amount of time available for planning. Regardless of the
amount of time available, Army forces manage risk
throughout the operations process using the five steps of
RM.
Figure 1: The Risk Management Process
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