Why This Certification Matters Now
Boards, CEOs, and regulators are demanding evidence that organizations can identify, assess, and manage the risk and uncertainty linked to Mission-Critical Objectives (MCOs) — the objectives that determine long-term success or failure.
The cMORA™ Certification equips risk, internal audit, and assurance professionals with the frameworks, tools, and confidence to deliver exactly that — transforming outdated, compliance-driven ERM and internal audit approaches into Objective-Centric, Demand-Driven, and Purpose-Aligned systems that truly support decision-making and performance.
Global frameworks agree — COSO ERM (2017), ISO 31000 (2018), and the IIA Three Lines Model (2020) — all anchor effective risk management on achieving objectives under uncertainty.
Boards are under pressure — from investors, regulators, and courts — to demonstrate oversight of strategy, purpose, and risk.
The professions are evolving — from risk registers and control checklists to integrated, objective-centric risk intelligence.
The cMORA™ program gives you the methods, language, and credibility to lead that evolution.
What You'll Learn
You’ll gain the capability to design and implement Mission-Critical Objective-Centric ERM and Internal Audit systems aligned with leading global standards.
✅ Strong 1st Line Leadership: How to make the 1st Line the primary assessor and reporter of risk/uncertainty linked to MCOs.
✅ Demand-Driven Risk & Assurance: How to align all “lines” of defense to board- and CEO-defined objectives.
✅ Mission-Critical Objectives Register: Practical tools to identify, define, and manage top strategic and value-preservation objectives.
✅ Reliable Residual Risk/Uncertainty Reporting: Methods to ensure decision-makers receive credible, data-driven information.
✅ 6-Level Quality Assurance Framework: How to assess the reliability of management’s risk and uncertainty information.
✅ Facilitation Skills & Tools: How to run workshops using the UncertaintyStatusLine© method — proven in organizations worldwide.
✅ Software & Digital Enablement: How to evaluate and select technology that truly supports Objective-Centric management.
Who Should Enroll
👔 Chief Risk Officers (CROs) and Risk Managers ready to replace risk registers with value-focused frameworks.
👔 Internal Auditors and Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) seeking to move beyond control deficiency reporting.
👔 C-Suite Executives, Board Advisors, and Governance Leaders pursuing Purpose-Driven Governance.
👔 1st and 2nd Line Managers responsible for delivering results under uncertainty.
Your Takeaways
📋 A globally aligned methodology rooted in COSO ERM (2017), ISO 31000 (2018), and the IIA (2020) Three Lines Model.
📋 Step-by-step templates, tools, and facilitation guides to apply immediately.
📋 The ability to demonstrate to boards and investors that your organization is managing risk and uncertainty linked to Mission-Critical Objectives — not just maintaining compliance.
📋 32 CPE credits.
Why cMORA™ Is Different
Unlike traditional risk or internal audit training that reinforces outdated “risk-list” or “control deficiency” paradigms, cMORA™ is forward-looking, objective-centric, and performance-focused.
It reflects what modern boards, regulators, and investors are now demanding — reliable assurance that the organization’s most important objectives are on track.
Get Certified. Get Ahead. Get Mission-Critical.
Join the new generation of professionals leading the shift to Objective-Centric Risk & Assurance.
📘 Enroll now and take your place at the forefront of the governance revolution.
Objective-Centric Risk & Assurance Framework
This shifts your work from reactive compliance to proactive value creation, enabling credible, board-level conversations about what truly drives performance and resilience.
Practical Tools, Templates & Facilitation Skills
You walk away with actionable tools to strengthen the 1st Line’s ownership of risk and enhance cross-functional collaboration — delivering real impact, not just reports.
Professional Credibility & Career Advantage
This positions you at the forefront of your profession, ready to drive purpose-aligned governance and objective-centric assurance in a rapidly evolving business environment.
Curriculum
- #1 Business Case for a Mission Critical Objective Centric Approach (67:23)
- #2 Responding to Common Objectives to Mission Critical Objective Centric ERM and Assurance (78:35)
- #3 Populating Objectives Registers (82:49)
- #4 Methods to Identify and Assess Risks and Opportunities (79:08)
- #5 Risk Treatments - Much More Than Internal Controls (55:45)
- #6 Residual Risk Status / Uncertainty (72:10)
- #7 Reporting Results (61:06)
- #8 Six Level Quality Assurance Model (68:05)
- #9 Facilitating Uncertainty StausLines (91:52)
- #10 Using Objective Centric Risk Assessment for SOX 404 (59:44)
- #11 Aligning ERM and Internal Audit with Corporate Risk Culture (64:45)
Your instructor
Founder and Managing Director at Risk Oversight Solutions, I’ve spent 30 years helping organizations implement management-driven, objective‑centric risk and certainty practices—the approach that underpins the Certified in Mission Critical Objective Centric Enterprise Risk & Assurance Management (cMORA) program. My work has been recognized by CPA Ontario, the IIA, ACFE, and OCEG, and cited by Harvard, Columbia, LSE, the IIA, and the Conference Board. In 2019, Richard Chambers named me among the decade’s top global audit and risk thought leaders. I’ve advised and trained teams at organizations like Shell, Mobil, Telstra, RBC, KPMG, Novartis, and public-sector bodies worldwide.
In cMORA, I connect boardroom-tested lessons to practical tools you can use immediately. I’m passionate about teaching that aligns strategy, risk, and assurance around mission‑critical objectives—using real cases, plain language, and hands‑on exercises. Having taught tens of thousands of directors, executives, risk specialists, and auditors, my goal is that you leave confident to embed objective‑centric risk and assurance, elevate decision quality, and drive resilient performance. More at https://riskoversightsolutions.com/.