Bow tie templates

Ten complete bow ties for risks most organisations carry. Each one is a real starting point rather than an empty scaffold: causes with existing controls, consequences with mitigating and recovery controls, and residual and target ratings already set. Open one in Beau-Tie and edit it into your own.

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4 causes · 3 consequences

Cybersecurity data breach

Loss of sensitive customer or staff data via cyber attack.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Supply chain disruption

Extended interruption to critical inbound supply.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Key person dependency

Loss of an individual critical to operations or customer relationships.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Regulatory non-compliance

Failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Major IT system outage

Extended unavailability of mission-critical IT systems.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Internal financial fraud

Misappropriation of funds or assets by employees.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Workplace safety incident

A workplace incident causing serious injury or fatality.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Reputational damage from social media

Sustained negative social-media campaign or viral incident.

4 causes · 4 consequences

Climate / extreme weather event

Severe weather event disrupting operations or assets.

4 causes · 4 consequences

M&A integration failure

Failure to realise the expected value from a business combination.