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CRISC Practice Question: A risk practitioner is designing a monitoring…
A risk practitioner is designing a monitoring dashboard for senior management. Which key performance indicator (KPI) would be MOST useful for tracking control effectiveness over time?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse outcome-based metrics (like incident counts) with control effectiveness metrics, failing to recognize that a KPI for control effectiveness must directly measure control performance, not the consequences of control failure.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Percentage of controls passing automated tests.
The percentage of controls passing automated tests directly measures the effectiveness of controls over time. A trend of increasing or stable high percentages indicates that controls are functioning as intended, while a decline signals degradation. This KPI is specifically designed for control monitoring, unlike metrics that measure activity or outcomes.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Number of security incidents reported.
Why it's wrong here
Outcome metric, not control performance.
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Number of transactions processed per hour.
Why it's wrong here
Operational metric, not control effectiveness.
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Value at Risk (VaR) for operational risk.
Why it's wrong here
Risk metric, not control-specific.
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Percentage of controls passing automated tests.
Why this is correct
Directly indicates control effectiveness.
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