Scope of the work
Areas of Intervention
Analysis, decisions and coordination within an agreed scope.
Strathego is Francesco di Castri’s professional consulting method. Risk, protection and crises are three connected areas of work. Training can be commissioned independently or alongside consulting.
Strategic risk management
Provide decision-makers with a reasoned understanding of exposures and alternatives.
Possible activities
- Analyse objectives, threats, vulnerabilities, consequences and interdependencies within the defined context.
- Assess risks against explicit criteria, comparing evidence quality and uncertainty.
- Compare treatment options, priorities and residual risk to support decisions and governance.
Coordinated protection
Connect people, assets, information, procedures and protection measures.
Possible activities
- Examine vulnerabilities and existing measures through a Security Assessment within the agreed scope.
- Examine allocation of responsibilities between sites, functions and providers, including access processes and procedures.
- Identify overlaps, gaps and coordination priorities across physical measures, organisational arrangements and specialist expertise.
Crisis preparedness and management
Prepare and support decisions, information flows and coordination in critical situations.
Possible activities
- Clarify roles, delegated authority, activation and escalation criteria, and decision procedures.
- Test coordination through Crisis Readiness Workshops, exercises and tabletop exercises.
- Review decisions after an exercise or critical situation; consider management support only with agreed availability, timing and responsibilities.
Training
Structured learning paths that can be commissioned independently or combined with consulting.
Possible activities
- Define needs, observable objectives and content relevant to the professional context.
- Deliver lessons, workshops, cases, simulations and tabletop exercises consistent with the objectives.
- Check learning through exercises and feedback, and identify opportunities for workplace application.
How the disciplines connect
Risk analysis informs priorities. Protection connects measures and responsibilities. Crisis preparedness exercises decision and coordination capabilities. Training supports the people who must apply them.
An assignment may involve one discipline or connect several. The depth of work is chosen according to the task, without imposing a standard pathway.
Ways of working
Tools selected for the assignment
These approaches can be used individually or combined. They are not mandatory standard packages.
- Security Assessment
- Examination of vulnerabilities, measures and coordination of protection measures; sites, assets and depth of review are defined before work starts.
- Risk analysis and decision support
- Analysis of exposures and reasoned comparison of alternatives, decision criteria and priorities.
- Crisis Readiness Workshop
- Guided work on responsibilities and the ability to activate and decide; subject and participants are agreed.
- Tabletop exercise
- A structured scenario discussion to practise decisions, communications and coordination between functions. It does not automatically replace an operational exercise.
- Focused training
- Lessons, cases and exercises selected for specific participants and learning objectives.
- Agreed coordination
- Any coordination and operational support assignments, with activities, availability, delegated authority and responsibilities defined case by case.
Every engagement has its own scope
An engagement can begin with a specific need and, when necessary, develop into a broader programme involving different areas and expertise.
Scope, duration, approach and fees are defined around the actual situation and the choices agreed with the client.
Documents for decisions
Every engagement produces documentation proportionate to the work involved: concise in form and practical in content.
Relevant evidence, priorities, options and the recommended direction are translated into clear guidance and actionable steps.
Not reports for their own sake, but tools the client can use to make decisions, take action and assess the results.
Let’s define the work
An initial discussion clarifies the objective, scope and stakeholders.
In the initial contact, avoid confidential information and details of vulnerabilities.