Quality Management
11 February 2025

Prospective risk analysis: getting a grip on risks

Prospective Risk Analysis (PRI) is a proactive method of identifying and managing potential risks within organizations. By looking ahead, companies can take measures to ensure the safety of both employees and processes. Effectively integrating PRI into daily activities can be applied in incident evaluations, training programs and audit programs, for example. With LeanForms, you digitize these analyses, making all information central and accessible.

“A major benefit of a PRI is gaining insight into threats, vulnerabilities and their impact on the organization.” – protify.co.uk

 

Why Prospective Risk Analysis is Important

The PRI method, originally from sectors such as the automotive and chemical industries, is now indispensable in various industries. By identifying and assessing risks based on probability and impact, organizations can act proactively to minimize them. Implementing a digital risk assessment leads to improved safety, increased efficiency and a culture of continuous improvement. Custom risk matrices and workflow-driven analyses are often used in industries such as construction, manufacturing and services.

Conducting PRI with LeanForms: The Benefits

LeanForms provides comprehensive support for conducting PRIs:

  • Free choice of risk matrix.
  • Workflow management: flexible routing based on risk points.
  • Time monitoring on outstanding actions.
  • Options additions/changes upon advancing understanding.
  • Possibility of automatic revision after term (self-adjustable).
  • Extensive reporting capabilities.
  • History reporting of changed opportunities and impacts.
  • Advanced search features.

With LeanForms, not only do you digitize your PRI processes and optimize your organization’s overall risk management, but you also eliminate paper recordings and manual spreadsheets, making PRIs instantly visible and easy to update.

FMEA: Digital innovation for stronger risk management

Integrating risk management into standards such as ISO or Wkb requires up-to-date and structured information. Digital solutions help capture, track and structurally improve risks centrally.

The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis(FMEA), developed by NASA and later widely applied in the automotive industry, is a structured method to:

  • Identify possible failure modes, causes and consequences
  • Analyze and prioritize risks
  • Plan targeted improvement actions

Managing an FMEA digitally in an information management system makes risk management a continuous process. This allows you to:

  • Induct new employees with current risk information.
  • Prepare internal and external audits efficiently.
  • Analyze incidents and complaints in a structured manner.
  • Continuously optimize maintenance plans and inspection lists based on the latest insights and data.

The benefits of smart risk management

Incorporating risk management into your quality management system provides immediate benefits:

  • Competitive advantage through proactive risk management.
  • Cost savings due to fewer disruptions.
  • Better decision-making based on current data.
  • Higher customer satisfaction through better quality of products and services.

Take the step to digital risk management

Do you want to execute PRI smarter and link it directly to your daily processes? With LeanForms you digitize your risk analyses, follow up on actions and continuously improve. Schedule a free demo and discover how to manage risks before they become problems.

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