Risk Speed Learning: Hands-on, how-to video tutorials to configure your Risk products

Mary Hain · ‎01-21-2026

⏱️ 5 min read

What is the Risk Speed Learning Series?

Hands-on, how-to video tutorials for implementing your ServiceNow Risk products. These bite-sized sessions are designed to help you implement your ServiceNow products more rapidly and maximize your return on investment.

Whether you're just getting started or looking to get more from your ServiceNow products, the Risk Speed Learning Series is the place to find detailed how-to videos on configuring your Risk products.

If you are a ServiceNow Risk product administrator, business user, or member of an implementation team, these tutorials will help you hit the ground running. We recommend starting with the Community article for each series to get context, then watching the YouTube videos as needed.

In this article:

✓ What you'll learn
✓ Smart Assessment Engine (SAE)
✓ IRM — Risk Management app
✓ Now Assist for IRM
✓ Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
✓ Business Continuity Management (BCM)

What you'll learn

Each Speed Learning session is designed to give you exactly what you need to move forward confidently. Across all series, you can expect:

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Set-up & configuration

Quick, practical videos to help you start the right way, with set-up and implementation tips built in.

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Feature walkthroughs

Feature or capability functionality overviews and walkthroughs of how a feature works end to end.

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Key resources

Links to additional ServiceNow resources to help you get your questions answered after each session.

Smart Assessment Engine (SAE)

Smart Assessment Engine — how to use it across your GRC workflows

SAE is a common core capability across the ServiceNow GRC portfolio — a shared infrastructure that powers assessments wherever you need them. This series walks you through how to design templates, trigger assessments, respond to them in a streamlined modern UX, and automate everything in between.

⚙️ Where SAE shows up in GRC

SAE currently powers assessments across Policy and Compliance Management (Control Attestation), Risk Management (Risk Identification), Third-Party Risk Management, Operational Resilience, BCM (BIAs), and the CRI Profile Accelerator. Coverage continues to expand across the Risk suite.

📄 Community article → | ▶ YouTube playlist →

Who this is for: Risk & Compliance Teams Assessment Administrators Implementation Teams

IRM — Risk Management app

Integrated Risk Management — Risk Management app

This series covers the IRM Risk Management application — the foundation of ServiceNow's integrated risk capabilities. Whether you are new to the platform or looking to deepen your configuration knowledge, this series walks you through the essentials.

💡 Recommended starting point

Start with the Community article for context on what the series covers and in what order, then use the YouTube playlist to watch the individual how-to videos at your own pace.

📄 Community article → | ▶ YouTube playlist →

Who this is for: Risk Administrators Business Users Implementation Teams

Now Assist for IRM

Now Assist — Gen AI skills for IRM

This series helps you build your generative AI skills using Now Assist for IRM. Learn how to configure and enable AI-powered capabilities within your Integrated Risk Management environment.

🤖 About this series

This is the go-to series for teams adopting Now Assist capabilities in IRM. It covers how generative AI features work within the risk workflow and what you need to configure to get started.

📄 Community article → | ▶ YouTube playlist →

Who this is for: Risk Administrators AI Adopters

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

Third-Party Risk Management — configuration & adoption

This series helps you prepare for your TPRM adoption. It covers the key configuration steps, workflows, and platform capabilities you need to get your third-party risk program up and running on ServiceNow.

💡 Getting ready for TPRM adoption

The Community article is the recommended first step — it provides context on the full TPRM setup journey before you dive into the individual tutorial videos.

📄 Community article → | ▶ YouTube playlist →

Who this is for: TPRM Administrators Vendor Risk Teams Implementation Teams

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

Business Continuity Management — getting started

This series walks you through getting started with Business Continuity Management features on ServiceNow — covering the configuration and setup needed to build resilient continuity plans and recovery workflows.

⚙️ What this series covers

The BCM series is available as a Community article. Start there to understand the series structure and recommended implementation order before watching the video content.

📄 Community article →

Who this is for: BCM Planners Recovery Teams Implementation Teams