PECB 31000LRMPECB ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager
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Overview
What is PECB 31000LRM?
The PECB ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager certifies holders to build and operate a risk management program per ISO 31000. The five-day training covers framework establishment, process initiation, risk assessment, risk treatment, and monitoring, and awards 31 CPD credits. The exam is a scenario-based open-book test with a 70 percent passing score. Full Lead credentialing requires five years of professional experience (two in risk management) plus 300 risk hours, lower tiers (Provisional, Risk Manager) are available without those requirements. In the DACH market the credential sits between ISO 27005 (IT risk) and ISACA CRISC (enterprise risk), yet remains the only Lead scheme directly anchored on ISO 31000.
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Cost, prerequisites, exam & renewal
Cost over 5 years
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite to sit the exam. Certification is tiered: Provisional Risk Manager with no experience; Risk Manager needs 2 years of professional experience and at least 200 hours of risk management activities; Lead Risk Manager needs 5 years and at least 300 hours; Senior Lead Risk Manager needs 10 years and at least 1,000 hours. Plus signing the PECB Code of Ethics.
Exam format
Scenario-based essay exam across five domains (fundamentals, framework, process initiation/assessment, risk treatment/recording, monitoring/review/communication), open-book, about 3 hours, 70 percent passing score.
Renewal & maintenance
No details available.
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