Advisory · 05

Know what matters most, and why

Understanding hazards, dependencies and critical functions, so resources go to the risks that could stop the organization.

The challenge

Preparedness starts with an honest picture of risk

Organizations often prepare for the risks they know best rather than the ones that matter most. Dependencies on suppliers, utilities, technology and other agencies are frequently invisible until they fail.

REDS works with your teams to map hazards, critical functions and dependencies, and to keep risk separate from maturity, so leadership sees both what could happen and how ready the organization is to respond.

What we deliver

A clear, prioritized view of risk

Context

Hazard and context profile

The environment the organization operates in.

  • Hazard identification and scenario selection
  • Critical functions and services
  • Stakeholders and external interfaces
Risk

Risk assessment and prevention review

How risks are assessed and reduced today.

  • Risk assessment against priority scenarios
  • Prevention and mitigation measures
  • Risk register kept separate from maturity scoring
Dependencies

Dependency and impact analysis

What the organization relies on to keep operating.

  • Internal and external dependencies
  • Impact over time of losing key services
  • Inputs to continuity and recovery strategies
Outcomes

What changes for you

  • Priority scenarios agreed by leadership
  • Hidden dependencies made visible
  • Investment directed at the risks that matter most
  • A risk picture that feeds plans, exercises and continuity
How we work

A typical engagement

  1. ScopingAgree the organization, sites and services in scope
  2. WorkshopsHazard, critical function and dependency workshops with your teams
  3. AnalysisRisk assessment and prioritization
  4. IntegrationResults built into plans, continuity strategies and exercises
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