Case Study: University of the West of Scotland achieves organization-wide risk visibility with Ideagen Risk Management

University of the West of Scotland saves 1–3 hours per person per week with Ideagen EHS

The University of the West of Scotland faced a significant challenge in managing institutional risk across its large, fluid environment. Using a combination of spreadsheets and SharePoint led to inconsistent records, a lack of an audit trail, and an unreliable view of risk, making it difficult to support strategic decisions. To overcome this, the university implemented Ideagen Risk Management from vendor Ideagen EHS.

The solution provided a single source of truth for risk, replacing fragile spreadsheets with a flexible and user-friendly system. The results included saving one to three hours per person per week on reporting, actively managing between 150-300 risks consistently, and accelerating the university's risk maturity. Ideagen EHS's platform fostered a cultural shift with better cross-departmental visibility and significantly increased engagement from risk owners across the organization.

University of the West of Scotland