Being risk-informed, requires a constant reappraisal of capabilities and challenges.
One of the main aims of scenario-building is to develop situational awareness and explore 'critical' uncertainties. An
organisation cannot really decide how critical an uncertainty is until it first tackles the issue of deficient risk intelligence.
Dan Solomon
The Solomon Barnes Consultancy can create customised scenarios for clients to apply in
their strategic planning processes, based on an independent, and up-to-date analysis of the enterprise or security risk
landscape.
Delivered in a workshop setting, we work with client teams to build relevant scenarios, incorporating
their assumptions & vulnerabilities, and draw the requisite conclusions from the process.
Commissioning
a scenario-build is a unique way of engaging with intelligence & analysis of the future, and creating a relevant perspective
for strategic decision-taking.
Why Use Scenarios
Scenarios
enable managers to prepare a schedule of responses, and serve as roadmaps for setting future investment & priorities without
dismissing certain risks on the basis of lack of awareness, or misunderstanding of interdependent dynamics.
Scenarios
are specifically relevant to developing a shared appreciation of risks, particularly when mapping interdependencies, and their
function within the larger organisation. This can serve a number of purposes, both in identifying sources of risk, and preparing
for crisis response as well as constructing exercise scenarios that are more relevant
Drawing the appropriate conclusions
from scenario exercises leads to a re-examination of priorities, and investment in processes & technology, which is likely
to involve both security and business functions. Building a shared understanding of priorities is crucial to scenario-building
because subsequent investment decisions will related to most future risks, and justify better investment decisions.
