This model provides a guideline for risk management professionals – and the organizations that employ them – about the professional knowledge, skills, and abilities that support career development and growth. It also provides guidance for individual development, and describes those accomplishments that distinguish the risk management professional at every level – from those entering the profession through to those entering the boardroom. Use of this model will allow risk management professionals to better understand how to develop and apply the abilities, knowledge, skills and attributes they need to be successful at each stage in their chosen career path.