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AI Risk Management Leadership Using the NIST Framework

AI Risk Management Leadership Using the NIST Framework gives leaders a recognized structure rather than an internal opinion. In one day, they learn to apply the framework's Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage functions to systems they actually run, identify risks that are hard to name, measure what is genuinely measurable, and communicate risk to stakeholders who need a decision. Available by request only, with a three participant minimum.
  • Built around your actual work
  • Live online, or on-site by request
  • Training careers nationwide since 2006

Workshop brief

AI Risk Management Leadership Using the NIST Framework

Duration
1 Day (8 hrs; two 4-hr sessions)
Tuition
$495.00per participant; team and private pricing by quote
Delivery
Live onlineOn-site, in person, by request
Included
Certificate of completionFor every participant

You need a defensible answer, not a confident one.

When someone asks how you assessed the risk of an AI system, an internal opinion is a weak answer. A recognized framework, applied consistently and documented, is a strong one. That difference matters most exactly when the pressure is highest.

This workshop teaches the NIST AI Risk Management Framework as a working tool rather than a document to cite. Participants apply its four functions, Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage, to systems they actually run, and learn where the framework gives real guidance and where it hands the judgment back to you.

Senior leaders and managers use this where AI risk decisions have to be defensible to an auditor, a regulator, a board, or the public. Public sector leaders use it because NIST is a recognized federal reference point, which makes it a stronger foundation than an internal method nobody outside the room accepts. The structural companion is Responsible AI Governance and Oversight for Managers.

Content, scenarios, and examples are built around your actual work and your approved tools before delivery. Most groups train live online, and on-site in-person delivery is available by request. This workshop is available by request only, with a three participant minimum, and sits alongside our other leadership development workshops.

Why teams book DWC

  • Content, datasets, and examples built around your work before delivery
  • Live online with a real instructor, or on-site at your location
  • Invoicing and purchase order documentation for your organization

What your team gets

This course includes

  • Live, instructor led workshop delivered in two 4-hour sessions
  • The NIST AI RMF applied to a system you actually run
  • Work across all four functions: Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage
  • Practice communicating AI risk to decision makers and stakeholders
  • Digital learning materials and take home reference guides
  • Certificate of completion for every participant

Course outline

How the workshop runs

Every session is live with a real instructor, and the exercises are built around your team's work.

The day opens with the framework itself and, importantly, what it is not. It is not a checklist that produces a compliance answer, and treating it as one is the most common failure. Participants work through the four functions and where each one actually applies, then map a system they run against Govern and Map before lunch.

The middle is Measure, which is the hardest function and the one most organizations skip. Participants work on what can genuinely be measured about an AI system, what gets measured because it is easy rather than because it matters, and how to handle a risk that is real and not quantifiable. They learn why a risk register full of numbers can be less honest than one with fewer.

The last stretch is Manage and communication. Participants decide what to accept, mitigate, transfer, or avoid, and practice explaining an AI risk to someone who needs a decision rather than an education. They work the case where the honest answer is that the risk cannot be reduced enough, and leave with the framework applied to one real system.

Outcomes

What You'll Learn at a Glance

  • Apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework as a working tool
  • Understand why treating it as a compliance checklist fails
  • Map a system you run against the Govern and Map functions
  • Measure what genuinely matters rather than what is easy to count
  • Handle a risk that is real and not quantifiable
  • Decide what to accept, mitigate, transfer, or avoid
  • Communicate AI risk to someone who needs a decision, not an education

Duration

1 Day (8 hrs; two 4-hr sessions)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this workshop and no technical background is assumed. It is designed for managers and senior staff accountable for AI risk decisions. Leaders who also need to build the underlying oversight structure can pair it with Responsible AI Governance and Oversight for Managers.

Format

Live, instructor-led

Online for most groups; on-site delivery by request.

Dates and options

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Public sessions

Train your team privately

Schedule this workshop for your team, live online or on-site, with content built around your work. Tell us your group size, goals, and target dates.

How team training works

From first call to trained team

  • 20,000+Participants trained
  • 90%Completion rate
  • 1,500+Organizations served
  1. Scope it

    A short call about your team, your tools, and what needs to change after the session.

  2. Customize it

    Your instructor builds examples, exercises, and datasets around your actual work before delivery.

  3. Deliver it live

    Live online for most groups, or on-site at your location, scheduled around your team.

  4. Make it stick

    Every participant leaves with reference materials and a certificate of completion.

Pricing

Tuition and ways to buy

$495.00 per participant

AI Risk Management Leadership Using the NIST Framework is available by request only, scheduled around your team.

  • $495 per participant, with a three participant minimum
  • Private training: request a custom quote. One on one sessions and teams below the three participant minimum are priced case by case
  • Larger groups: request a custom quote. We price larger cohorts case by case based on group size, schedule, and delivery format
  • Optional courseware: the Managing Risk in AI Systems Student Guide (Logical Operations) is available at $65 per participant and is not included in the course price

Colorado state agencies, higher education institutions, cities, counties, school districts, and certified nonprofits may purchase this course directly through our State of Colorado Price Agreement. Request a quote and we will build pricing around your team.

  • Per participant

    Enroll a few employees at the per-participant rate.

  • Private team session

    Your group only, built around your data, tools, and schedule.

  • Invoice your organization

    DWC invoices your company directly and provides purchase order documentation.

  • Multi-workshop programs

    Combine workshops into a series for a department or a cohort of new managers.

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For leaders, workshops cover AI leadership, AI-enabled performance management, leading AI-enabled programs, responsible AI governance, and AI risk management using the NIST framework. Start with a fundamentals session for the whole team, then add role-specific workshops for the people leading adoption.

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FAQ

Questions from training managers

Still deciding? Call 970-980-8091 or request a quote.

Can you customize this workshop for our team?

Yes. Content, datasets, and examples are built around your actual work before delivery, so participants practice on the files, tools, and situations they deal with every day.

Is the training online or on-site?

Most groups train live online with a real instructor. On-site, in-person delivery is available by request.

Is there a minimum group size?

Most workshops booked for a team have a three participant minimum, and the Tuition section on each workshop page lists its exact terms. One-on-one sessions and smaller groups are priced case by case, and larger groups are quoted based on group size, schedule, and delivery format.

Does AI training cover responsible use and company policy?

Yes. Responsible use is part of every AI workshop, and the ethical AI and AI risk management workshops focus on policy, risk, and governance for leaders.

Is AI training useful for non-technical staff?

Yes. AI Fundamentals for the Workplace and AI Prompt Engineering for the Workplace are built for everyday business roles rather than developers.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant receives a certificate of completion, along with digital learning materials and take-home reference guides.

Can we pay by invoice or purchase order?

Yes. DWC invoices your organization directly and provides purchase order documentation.

Can individual employees join a public session?

When a workshop has public dates, they appear in the Dates section of this page with a registration button. If none are listed, request a quote and we will share your options.

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