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Defensible, evidence-based analysis for law firms, boards, government agencies, defence, natural resources projects, and high-stakes projects.

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Most positions don't fail for lack of merit. They fail for lack of clarity and untested assumptions. I provide independent, fixed-fee analytical work that clarifies complex issues, tests assumptions and makes reasoning defensible — sitting upstream of legal advice and executive decision-making.

35 years in risk and governance · Author of SRMBOK and RMBOK · 17 published books · Government, Defence and regulated industries

For practical help with day-to-day security risk work, visit Security Risk Templates for free guides, worked examples and companion resources.

Independent Risk Assessment (ISO 31000)

A structured evaluation of the risks, controls and uncertainties in a decision or a matter. Establishes what was reasonable on a risk-assessed basis, what residual risk remained, and whether controls were as far as reasonably practicable.

Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH)

For when the narrative is contested. Tests every plausible explanation against the same body of evidence to show which survive scrutiny and which do not, rather than arguing about which story to believe.

Systems and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Take a deep dive into systems to understand and map organisational, supervisory, precondition and frontline factors into a single causal chain. Moves the question from who made the error to what allowed it.

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