Consulting and Speaking Engagements
The CP Journal supports a limited number of clients each year with consulting projects.
Recognizing your organization’s high-priority disaster preparedness needs is only the first step—turning vision into reality requires a structured approach.
Whether leading an initiative or supporting our partners, we help organizations build resilience and preparedness so that the organization you want is the one you have.
Our experience with disaster management, public safety, and corporate security teams provides us with a deep understanding of today’s dynamic environment. We help government agencies and businesses plan their way to success and growth—ensuring they are ready for what comes next.
To discuss your projects or submit a request for proposal, contact training@cp-journal.com.
Commonly Requested Projects
Our consulting engagements are tailored to help organizations strengthen their preparedness, enhance decision-making, and build resilience.
Speaking Events
We deliver tailored presentations and facilitated workshops designed to help teams get left of bang and prepare for an uncertain future. Whether addressing leadership teams, conference audiences, or cross-sector coalitions, our sessions:
Translate complex challenges into clear next steps
Equip teams with a shared language and strategic frameworks
Emphasize practical, operational takeaways for immediate use
Spark alignment and momentum for ongoing preparedness efforts
We customize each engagement based on the needs of your organization or industry.
Project Management and Advisory Support
Scaling disaster preparedness requires more than good ideas and demands disciplined project execution. We help organizations manage their most important initiatives with tailored support that includes:
Project Management Leadership: From kickoff through closeout, we help teams stay aligned, on schedule, and focused on outcomes.
Project Advisory Services: Strategic guidance for complex preparedness efforts, including planning, stakeholder coordination, and change management.
Project Management Coaching: Hands-on coaching to build your team’s internal capabilities while delivering results in real-time.
RFP Development and Vendor Coordination: Assistance defining scopes of work, evaluating proposals, and integrating partners into your project.
Implementation Planning: Support translating strategy into clear action steps that lead to measurable improvements in resilience.
Whether you’re launching a new initiative or accelerating one that’s already underway, we help ensure it gets done—effectively and efficiently.
View our “Project Management in Emergency Management Playbook” for real-world examples of our project approach.
Operational Work Planning
A successful EOC activation starts with a shared definition of what success looks like. We help public safety agencies and emergency managers:
Define success criteria tied to real-world expectations
Assess current capabilities, staffing, and processes
Prioritize preparedness projects that align with response goals
Develop operational work plans to guide long-term efforts
Whether you’re building a new team or reorienting an existing one, we support the development of realistic, strategic, and measurable preparedness goals.
Read our case study on how one agency aligned its work plan around EOC activation success.
Emergency Management Program Assessments
A strong emergency management program starts with knowing where to invest time and resources. We conduct comprehensive evaluations to help agencies understand where they stand and what comes next. Our assessments include:
Review of emergency operations plans (EOPs) and annexes
Analysis of personnel, partners, and training programs
Inventory of critical systems, supplies, and resource networks
Validation of exercises, drills, and real-world lessons learned
Each assessment results in clear recommendations to enhance an organization’s readiness for an uncertain future that is tied to operational needs and practical improvements.
Disaster Planning
Plans shouldn’t sit on a shelf. We help organizations create operationally useful, adaptable disaster plans by:
Facilitating cross-agency stakeholder engagement
Translating policy goals into actionable planning frameworks
Designing flexible templates and tools that adapt to changing threats
Our proven and practiced approach to planning helps organizations move from compliance to capability.
Exercises and Simulations
A plan is only as strong as the team’s ability to execute it under pressure. We design and deliver exercises that do more than check a box, they improve decision-making, and build confidence through scenario-based learning. Our exercise services include:
Discussion-based and operations-based exercise design
Integration of current threats and realistic scenarios
Facilitated hot washes and after-action discussions
Educational content embedded in scenario delivery
These exercises transform plans from theoretical documents into practical, tested capabilities that teams can rely on when it matters most.