Capabilities
Organized around the questions leaders actually ask.
VECTOR offers two consulting practices and a supporting recurring program. Each capability below is described by the business problem it addresses, what the work involves, and how it can be engaged.
Practice I
Business Continuity & Operational Resilience
Understanding what the organization depends on, what could interrupt it, and how to keep essential operations running.
Practice detailBusiness Impact Analysis
Which functions matter most, and how long can each one stop?
Identify critical functions, their dependencies, the consequences of disruption over time, and the recovery priorities that should shape continuity planning.
Standaloneor with planning
Operational Resilience Assessment
How well would we withstand and recover from a disruption?
Examine readiness, operational weaknesses, and dependencies across people, operations, facilities, leadership, and response.
Standalonecommon first engagement
Operational Dependency Analysis
What does each essential function actually rely on?
Map the systems, utilities, suppliers, personnel, and information that essential functions need, and where a single failure would spread.
Combinedwith assessment or BIA
Business Continuity Planning
What will we do when it happens?
Develop or improve plans, recovery strategies, decision processes, and practical procedures for maintaining essential operations, including manual workarounds.
Standaloneor following a BIA
Emergency Management Planning
Are our emergency plans current, and would they work?
Review emergency operations plans, incident management arrangements, response procedures, and coordination with outside agencies.
Standalone
Crisis Preparedness
Can leadership make sound decisions under pressure?
Clarify decision authority, escalation, internal and external communications, and the information leaders will need during a disruption.
Combinedwith planning or exercises
Exercise Development & Evaluation
Have our plans been tested by the people who would use them?
Design realistic scenarios, facilitate tabletop exercises, evaluate coordination and decisions, and deliver after-action reports with corrective actions.
Standaloneor annual
Threat-Informed Risk Analysis
Which threats are credible for our organization?
Use lawful open-source research, incident history, credible threat information, and structured analytic methods to focus preparedness where it matters.
Combinedwith assessment
Practice II
Operational Data & Response Systems
Accurate, field-verified information, organized for the people and systems that will need it during an incident.
Practice detailFacility Information Collection
Do we know what is in our buildings?
Field collection of building layout, access, systems, shutoffs, hazards, and occupancy considerations to a consistent standard.
Standaloneper facility
Pre-Incident Planning
Will responders have what they need on arrival?
Develop pre-incident plans that present access, hazards, utilities, and critical considerations in the form responders use.
Standaloneper facility
Critical Infrastructure Documentation
Where are the utilities and systems that keep us running?
Document electrical, water, gas, fire protection, communications, and mechanical systems, with locations and operational notes.
Standaloneor combined
Response Software Implementation
Is the platform we pay for actually populated?
Enter, structure, and verify information inside existing response software and internal systems, within the permissions the platform allows.
Standaloneplatform-agnostic
Data Organization & Verification
Can we trust what is already in the system?
Audit existing records, resolve inconsistencies, migrate data where needed, and apply one standard across every facility.
Standalonecommon first engagement
Operational Information Maintenance
Will this still be accurate next year?
Scheduled re-verification and updates as buildings, systems, personnel, and contacts change.
Recurringannual
Supporting program
Readiness Assurance
A recurring program that keeps the output of either practice current. It is typically scoped annually after an initial engagement.
Periodic Data Verification
Has anything changed on site?
Field re-verification walkthroughs on an agreed schedule, with records updated to match.
Recurring
Continuity Plan Reviews
Does the plan still describe the organization?
Structured review of plans against changes in staffing, facilities, vendors, and systems.
Recurring
Exercise Facilitation
Are we keeping the capability in practice?
Annual or semiannual tabletop exercises with after-action reporting.
Recurring
Corrective-Action Follow-Up
Did the recommendations get done?
Tracking implementation of prior findings and assessing whether they had the intended effect.
Recurring
Advisory Support
Who do we call with a preparedness question?
Scheduled access to the principal consultant for planning questions, document review, and decision support.
Recurringretained
How capabilities combine
Start with one question. Build from what it shows.
Standalone
A focused engagement
A business impact analysis, a tabletop exercise, or a data verification of one facility portfolio. Clear scope, one set of deliverables.
Combined
An integrated program
An operational resilience assessment that informs a continuity plan, tested by a tabletop exercise, with facility information verified alongside.
Recurring
Readiness Assurance
Annual verification, plan review, and exercise cycles that keep earlier work accurate as the organization changes.
Scope, defined precisely
VECTOR assesses the operational consequences of disruptions to infrastructure, technology, personnel, and supporting systems. Technical security testing, engineering inspection, and licensed trade work belong to qualified specialists. Where an engagement identifies a need for that work, we say so and work alongside the specialists your organization engages.
Next step
Know Your Vulnerabilities. Strengthen Your Readiness.
An introductory conversation is held directly with VECTOR's principal consultant. We will talk through what you operate, what concerns you, and whether VECTOR is the right fit for the work.