Driven by increasingly sophisticated regulations, ethical and contractual considerations, and customer expectations, among other factors, risk assessment questionnaires have become more complex, with entirely new categories like AI assessments. Development professionals have complained about having to complete four or five different reviews before launching their product. Yet, there is rarely a single consolidated view or summary to assess an organization’s overall risk exposure from these various reviews. There is also the harsh reality that silos are everywhere, and efficiency often takes a backseat. In this guest article, Pari Sarnot, a member of the cyber privacy and risk advisory practice at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, discusses the growing complexity of risk assessments and issues that arise from their siloed completion, and offers practical solutions that lie in unification of the process and using metrics to measure success. The views Sarnot expresses in this article are her own and do not represent those of current or previous employers. See “Six Practical Tips for Building an Effective Privacy Risk Assessment Program” (Jan. 6, 2021).