---
title: Evaluating a risk control
description: >-
  Check the effectiveness of a control within the defined evaluation cycle and
  record the overall evaluation.
search:
  tags:
    - anleitung
    - risiko
    - kontrolle
    - bewerten
    - wirksamkeit
---
A control evaluation checks at regular intervals whether a control is working, that is, whether the monitoring of the risk is functioning.

## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]

You must be responsible for the process.

A control has been added to a risk and this risk is published.

## Context [#context]

A control is evaluated in the **Overview** tab of a process in the respective risk analysis.

For how a control is created, see [Adding a risk control](/en/risks/evaluate-processes-for-risks-and-chances/set-risk-control).

## How to proceed [#how-to-proceed]

1. In the detail view of the risk, in the **Controls** section, click the control you want to evaluate.

   The details of the control are expanded.
2. Click **Evaluate now** for the first evaluation or **Evaluate again**.

   The **Evaluate risk control** dialog appears.
3. To evaluate the control, select the applicable entries for the evaluation criteria **Execution**, **Control design**, **Effectiveness** and **Appropriateness**.

   The **Overall evaluation** is determined automatically from these entries.
4. To define a different overall evaluation, select it.
5. If necessary, enter the specific **Weaknesses** of the control activity.
6. Click **Record evaluation**.

   The evaluation is displayed in the **Evaluations** list.

   The overall evaluation is displayed with a color highlight.

   You can edit the control evaluation using the edit icon.