“Active Risk Manager is fundamental to our global enterprise risk management programme. It enables us to extrapolate data quickly and efficiently from all parts of our organization wherever they are located. Most importantly, we can now trust that data to be relevant and reliable which is crucial to making informed decisions on risks and opportunities and critical to supporting our risk practices in the field and around the world.

Pascal Galibert,

Chief Risk Officer

at Airbus Helicopters”

The ARM technology forms the central reference point at Airbus Helicopters for all risk data and risk management practices, from projects and contracts to compliance objectives and governance activities. The proven ARM enterprise risk management solution has created a structured framework of consistent risk management processes to save time and enhance productivity across the enterprise.

The challengeAirbus Helicopters has the most comprehensive and versatile range of helicopters in the world with more than 2,800 customers in 147 countries. Airbus Helicopters believes that Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is pivotal to managing the organization’s complex and global business effectively.

To drive the business forward, Airbus Helicopters required a robust, automated solution that could be used by all subsidiary companies and offices around the world to guarantee a consolidated risk picture for the Chief Executive and Executive Committee.

Airbus HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters takes an enterprise view of risk with Active Risk ManagerAirbus Helicopters, world leader in the civil and parapublic helicopter market and Europe’s largest manufacturer of defence helicopters have been using Active Risk Manager (ARM) since 2006 to manage project and business risk.

The solutionTo meet its ERM challenges Airbus Helicopters uses Active Risk’s ARM software to manage project and business risk in a proactive manner. The ARM technology has been instrumental in creating a consistent set of risk management processes and a common language that have been adopted enterprise-wide. The ARM system has been seamlessly integrated with other internal systems and business processes, such as financial planning, to drive further efficiencies across the business.

Airbus Helicopters’s skilled risk professionals can quickly and accurately collate data from a variety of sources, analyse it and then apply it to strategic decision making that tangibly supports customers. Finally, the ability to measure the effectiveness of the enterprise risk management process has to be regularly tracked and demonstrated and without ARM this was a difficult and time consuming process in itself. Active Risk Manager underpins the strategic importance and contribution of ERM

to the entire Airbus Helicopters organization.

The benefits The major benefit of deploying ARM at Airbus Helicopters has been the ability to implement solid and consistent risk management processes – easily understood by everyone – across the whole company. The ARMtechnology is truly embedded within the culture of Airbus Helicopters with risk management best practice efficiently implemented at all levels. Another positive impact of the use of ARM technology is the amount of time saved throughout the process. With all the pieces of the jigsaw gathered together, that time is now better used in analysing the data and in better informed decision making.

All elements combine to help Airbus Helicopters deliver excellent customer service and are fundamental to driving forward the business.

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Summary of the benefits ARM provides to Airbus Helicopters• A single automated solution saves time and ensures accuracy

of data

• The ARM technology supports homogeneous risk managementprocesses and a single risk language across the business

• The availability of checklists, templates and easy access tohistorical data facilitate consistent risk reporting to AirbusHelicopter’s customers including government contracts

• Bids are more accurate and secure as they are based oncomprehensive data derived from experience and lessonslearned from previous proposals

• Integration with other internal systems and the linking withfinancial planning demonstrates the effectiveness of the enterpriserisk management process and encourages enterprise-wideacceptance of a cohesive approach to risk management

• Fast, secure reporting across all parts of the business,including Airbus Helicopter’s subsidiaries and corporate entities,provides a reliable, consolidated view of risks and opportunitiesenterprise-wide

• The clear audit trail, metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)provided by ARM enable Airbus Helicopter’s Chief Risk Officer(CRO) to measure and prove the effectiveness of the ERM system

• The ability to check actual performance against specific targetsimproves risk assessment and efficiency of risk responses

Active Risk Manager

Active Risk Manager (ARM) is the world’s leading Enterprise Risk Management solution covering corporate, strategic, process, product, project, supply chain, business continuity, reputation, health and safety, incident management risks and opportunities, corporate governance and compliance.

ARM is widely used for risk management on major complex projects and by some of the world’s largest and most respected organizations across a range of industries.

Sword Active Risk, formerly Strategic Thought Group was founded in 1987 and has offices in the UK, USA, Australia and the Middle East, servicing customers worldwide directly and through a growing network of partners.