ISO 31000 blog series – Recording and reporting

The classic perspective lists all bowtie groups, hazards, threats and consequences present in the current file along with each consequence’s risk assessments. This overview is similar to a classic hazard register. This will, therefore, allow you to record your risk register. But perhaps a different focus is required; doing bowties is all about barrier focused risk management, so the barrier register might be of particular interest for you.

By clicking on the case overview columns, you can change the ordering for a better overview. In the example below (figure 2), the barriers in the Barrier Register overview, have been sorted on most times occurring.

Reporting with BowTieXP

And now, for the second step: reporting. You’ll note that on each page, there is an ‘Export to Excel button’ (figure 3). Simply left-click on this button and you will be presented with the same view, only now in Excel where you’ll be able to more easily import or export existing values to some of your pre-existing risk registers.

Using these two key features, it will be easier to capture relevant information in a simple, clean overview that will allow you to more effectively communicate that information to decision-makers.

In the next blog of this series, we will explore in more depth how to communicate information, not only to decision-makers but also to the rest of the company.