The invention relates to the business disciplines known as Enterprise Risk Management, or ERM and with the addition of this invention, Strategic Risk Management, or SRM. It specifically relates to the quantification or measurement and validation of the historical impact of all risks and risk management activity on an organization. The invention provides a methodology to measure, baseline, track and benchmark the total cost of all historical risk events, including both positive and negative events, and risk-related activities that impact the earnings of an organization.