Description

A focused course, tailored for you

Risk Model Governance for Global Bank Risk Managers

Build the internal validation framework, escalation pathway, and committee-ready documentation that closes regulatory findings before they become audit items.

A model can be technically impeccable and still sit in the approval queue for six months. The gap is governance: the tiering decisions, the use-test artefacts, the MRM committee pack, and the escalation pathway that regulators actually audit.

$199 one-time

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Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Risk managers at large banks operate at the intersection of model development and regulatory examination. The SR 11-7 framework, ECB model risk guidelines, and the UK PRA SS1/23 all require a documented governance layer that most teams assemble reactively, after the first finding. The result is a permanent queue: models cleared by the quant team that cannot move to production because the governance packet is incomplete, the override rationale is undocumented, or the use-test evidence does not match what the committee approved. Each cycle, the backlog grows.

What you walk away with

Design a model risk tiering matrix that maps model complexity and materiality to the right level of validation rigour and committee escalation.
Build the use-test documentation package that demonstrates a model is being used as validated, the single most common gap in SR 11-7 examinations.
Structure an MRM committee pack that gives non-technical decision-makers the information they need without burying the critical governance trail.
Implement an overlay and post-model adjustment log that satisfies ECB and PRA expectations for documented expert judgement.
Design an escalation pathway that moves findings from model owner to senior risk committee before they surface in regulatory examination.
Produce the periodic review schedule and back-testing horizon documentation that closes the most common recurring audit items in model governance.

The 12 modules

Module 1. What Regulators Actually Audit in Model Governance

Maps the SR 11-7, ECB model risk guidelines, and PRA SS1/23 examination criteria to the specific artefacts examiners request. Covers the distinction between what a model risk policy says and what the governance trail actually shows. Participants leave with a gap-analysis template they can run against their current MRM framework before the next examination cycle.

Module 2. Model Risk Tiering: Building a Defensible Classification Matrix

Covers the design of a tiering matrix that classifies models by materiality, complexity, and business criticality. Includes the governance logic for boundary cases, the documentation trail for tiering decisions, and the escalation trigger when a model's risk profile changes after initial classification. Worked example uses a credit risk model moving from Tier 2 to Tier 1 mid-cycle.

Module 3. The Validation Charter and Independence Requirements

Addresses the structural independence requirements in SR 11-7 and ECB guidelines. Covers how to document the validation function's mandate, the boundaries of acceptable developer involvement in validation, and the governance trail for exceptions. Includes the charter template that satisfies both internal audit and regulatory examination of the validation function's independence.

Module 4. Use-Test Documentation: Closing the Most Common Finding

The use-test requirement, that a model must be used in the way it was validated, is the single most frequently cited gap in MRM examinations. This module covers the use-test evidence package: the attestation process, the monitoring cadence, the change-notification trigger, and the documentation that demonstrates ongoing alignment between validation scope and actual business use.

Module 5. Back-Testing Horizons and Performance Monitoring Thresholds

Covers the design of back-testing frameworks for credit, market, and operational risk models. Includes the horizon selection rationale, the threshold-setting methodology, and the escalation logic when performance breaches a monitoring threshold. Specific attention to the documentation regulators expect when a model continues in use despite a back-testing breach.

Module 6. Overlay and Post-Model Adjustment Governance

Expert judgement overlays are a persistent examination focus. This module covers the overlay log structure, the approval authority matrix, the documentation standard for overlay rationale, and the sunset review process. Addresses ECB and PRA expectations specifically, including the documentation required when an overlay has been in place for more than two consecutive reporting periods.

Module 7. The MRM Committee Pack: Structure and Escalation Logic

Covers the design of an MRM committee presentation that serves both governance and examination purposes. Includes the executive summary format, the findings register structure, the tiering-change log, and the action item tracking that creates an auditable decision trail. Worked example builds a committee pack for a model with two open validation findings and a pending tiering review.

Module 8. Model Inventory Management and the Ongoing Ownership Register

Regulators expect a complete, current inventory of models in scope. This module covers the inventory data model, the ownership assignment process, the refresh cadence, and the documentation of decommissioned models. Includes the gap-analysis process for models that were deployed before a formal inventory existed, a common situation in large institutions after mergers or acquisitions.

Module 9. Findings Management: From Identification to Remediation Sign-Off

Covers the full lifecycle of a model risk finding: identification, classification by severity, remediation plan, evidence of completion, and validation sign-off. Includes the escalation trigger for findings that breach the agreed remediation timeline, the documentation trail for findings that are accepted rather than remediated, and the committee reporting format that keeps senior management informed without obscuring the governance trail.

Module 10. Third-Party and Vendor Model Governance

Vendor models, including scoring models, pricing libraries, and risk engines, sit in a governance gap at most institutions. This module covers the due-diligence framework for vendor model onboarding, the ongoing monitoring obligations when the vendor controls the model code, the documentation approach for models where full internal validation is not possible, and the examination-ready narrative for regulatory questions about third-party model reliance.

Module 11. Regulatory Examination Preparation and Response Protocol

Covers the internal preparation process for a model risk examination: the pre-examination self-assessment, the document room structure, the subject-matter expert briefing process, and the protocol for responding to examiner requests during the review period. Includes the post-examination response process, the finding classification methodology, and the governance trail from initial response through to regulatory acceptance of the remediation.

Module 12. Building a Sustainable MRM Programme: Roadmap and Maturity Metrics

Covers the design of a multi-year MRM improvement roadmap calibrated to the institution's current maturity level and regulatory relationships. Includes the maturity assessment framework, the prioritisation logic for governance investments, and the metrics that demonstrate programme improvement to both internal stakeholders and regulators. Participants leave with a 12-month roadmap template grounded in the gaps identified across the previous modules.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

You have recurring findings in the same governance area across examination cycles: modules 4, 9, 11.

Your validation queue has models that are technically cleared but cannot reach production: modules 2, 3, 7.

Regulators have questioned your overlay rationale or post-model adjustment documentation: module 6.

Your model inventory is incomplete or ownership is unclear after a reorganisation: module 8.

What you get with this course

Twelve written modules covering the full model governance lifecycle from tiering through examination response.
Downloadable templates: tiering matrix, use-test evidence pack, overlay log, MRM committee pack shell, findings register, inventory data model, examination preparation checklist.
Worked examples drawn from credit risk, market risk, and operational risk model governance scenarios.
The hand-built implementation playbook, delivered alongside course access, mapping every template to your institution's approval workflow and examination history.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

Before and after

Before

Recurring examination findings in the same governance areas. Models cleared by the quant team sitting in the approval queue for months. Overlay rationale documented inconsistently. MRM committee packs that satisfy internal audiences but draw examiner questions.

After

A documented governance trail that satisfies SR 11-7, ECB, and PRA expectations. Use-test evidence that closes the most common finding before it surfaces. An MRM committee pack that creates an auditable decision record. A findings management process that moves from identification to regulatory acceptance without compounding.

What happens if you do not address this

Each examination cycle that produces the same finding adds to the institution's regulatory relationship cost. Repeated findings in model governance signal a control weakness that examiners escalate. The governance artefacts this course builds are not remediation work; they are the standard operating infrastructure for a mature MRM programme.

Who it is for

Senior risk managers and model risk officers at large global or regional banks who own the gap between model development and production deployment. You understand the quantitative side; what this course addresses is the governance and documentation layer that regulators examine and that most practitioners build by trial and error over years of findings.

Who this is NOT for. Quantitative analysts focused on model building rather than model governance. Risk managers at smaller institutions without a formal model risk management programme. Anyone who already has a mature, documented MRM framework that passes examination without recurring findings.

How it arrives

Text-based course in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every module, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.

Time investment. Approximately 4-6 hours across the twelve modules. Each module is self-contained and can be applied immediately without completing the full sequence.

Why $199 is the right number

Internal governance build-outs typically rely on prior examination findings as the design input, meaning the framework is always one cycle behind. Consultant-led MRM reviews address the gap for a single examination cycle but do not leave reusable governance infrastructure. This course provides the templates and the methodology to build the infrastructure once and maintain it across cycles.

FAQ

Is this relevant for Basel IV and FRTB model governance specifically?

Yes. The tiering and use-test frameworks covered apply directly to internal model approach models under FRTB, and the overlay governance module addresses the specific documentation requirements that regulators have raised in FRTB IMA approval reviews.

The course covers SR 11-7. How does it address ECB and PRA requirements?

Modules 1, 6, and 11 address the ECB model risk guidelines and PRA SS1/23 examination criteria specifically. Where the requirements diverge from SR 11-7, the module notes the difference and provides the appropriate documentation approach for each jurisdiction.

Can I apply this to vendor and third-party models?

Module 10 addresses vendor model governance specifically, including the due-diligence framework, the ongoing monitoring obligations, and the examination-ready narrative for regulatory questions about third-party model reliance.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.