---
title: "Realised risk reduction"
description: "The measured drop in a named failure mode's rate or blast radius in production; one of the two tests of the discipline, against framework coverage."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/realised-risk-reduction
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-24
---

# Realised risk reduction

The measured drop in a named failure mode's rate or blast radius in production; one of the two tests of the discipline, against framework coverage.

- Developed in: [ch. 03, 7. Success is measured in realised risk reduction, not framework coverage](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/values-and-principles#7-success-is-measured-in-realised-risk-reduction-not-framework-coverage)
- Chapters: [ch. 01, Definition](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/definition) · [ch. 03, Values & Principles](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/values-and-principles)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-realised-risk-reduction

## Sources

Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source.