Assess event fit and risk
Evaluate event purpose, capacity, disruption, accessibility, security, safeguarding, licensing, vendor, and financial implications with accountable human reviewers.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Business area | events |
| Primary role | event-manager |
| Frequency | event-driven |
| Privacy sensitivity | medium |
| Security sensitivity | high |
| Compliance review | needed |
Trigger and handoff
Trigger: An event brief is complete enough for a go, revise, or decline decision.
Inputs
- Event brief
- Site constraints and risk controls
- Applicable policy and expert advice
Outputs
- Approved risk tier and conditions
- Revision request or explained decline
- Named control owners
Current manual methods
- Manager intuition
- Reused risk assessment
- Capacity-only check
Human judgment and approvals
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Assess interacting risks and local context
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Decide whether controls are proportionate and credible
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Approval: General manager and relevant duty holders approve high-risk or nonstandard events
Failure modes
- Novel risks inherit an old template
- Commercial pressure bypasses control owners
Success metrics
- Approved events have owned controls before commitment
- Late cancellation caused by missed foreseeable requirements