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Write a monthly risk and operations report fast
Turn your team's numbers, incidents and open issues into a concise report for senior management with clear ratings and actions.
When to use it
Each month before the risk or management committee
Step by step
Collect the inputs
Gather the month's key figures, incident log, overdue actions and any audit or complaint points, using an Excel template your team fills in.
Draft the report
Attach the inputs to your AI assistant and paste this prompt.
Prompt to copyWrite a monthly operations and risk report for [department / branch] for [month], for the [committee name]. Use only the attached data. Sections: 1) Summary in five bullets. 2) Key indicators table: Measure | This month | Last month | Target | Status (Green / Amber / Red). 3) Incidents and losses: what happened, impact, action taken. 4) Top five risks with likelihood and impact ratings as I've given them, and change since last month. 5) Overdue actions with owner and new date. 6) Decisions or support needed. Mark any gap in the data as [MISSING]. Plain English, no more than two pages.Apply your judgement
Check every rating and figure, fill the [MISSING] gaps and adjust the summary to say what you actually think matters most.
Share and file
Save the final version in Word, post it to the committee's Teams channel and keep a copy with the month's evidence.
What you get
Summary: Processing times back within target (2.1 days vs 3 target). One payment error, £4,800, recovered in full. Risk 'Key person dependency in treasury' moved to Red after resignation. Decision needed: approve temporary cover for 3 months.
Tips
- Ask the AI to compare this month's report with last month's and list what's new, so committee members see changes quickly.
- Don't paste client personal data, full account numbers or payroll details into a public AI tool unless your organisation allows it. Use your work-approved assistant if you have one.