# Define key risk indicators with thresholds

Creates measurable key risk indicators for my top risks, with data sources, thresholds, escalation paths, and pitfalls to avoid.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

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Help me define key risk indicators (KRIs) for my organization's risks.

**Risks to monitor:** [LIST, with a short description of each]
**Risk appetite or tolerance statements:** [PASTE if available]
**Data we have access to:** [systems, reports, logs, HR data, incident data]
**Reporting audience and frequency:** [e.g. monthly risk committee]

For each risk, propose 2-3 KRIs and return a table with columns:
- KRI name
- Definition and exact calculation (numerator / denominator)
- Leading or lagging
- Data source and owner
- Frequency
- Thresholds: green / amber / red, with the rationale (link to appetite where possible; otherwise mark [CALIBRATE WITH HISTORICAL DATA])
- Escalation action at amber and at red

Then:
1. Recommend the strongest KRI per risk and explain why.
2. Flag KRIs that would be easy to game, too noisy, too slow, or that just measure activity rather than risk.
3. Suggest how to set thresholds using 12-24 months of history if I have it.
4. Draft a one-page KRI dashboard layout.

Prefer leading indicators (e.g. overdue access reviews, staff turnover in key roles, backlog of unresolved alerts) over counts of past incidents. Do not invent baseline numbers.
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## What to fill in

- LIST, with a short description of each
- PASTE if available
- systems, reports, logs, HR data, incident data
- e.g. monthly risk committee
- CALIBRATE WITH HISTORICAL DATA

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