Unit 2: Security Consultancy Process
Further details, a description of the organisation, its activities and its current Security Risk
Management framework can be seen at Annex A and B. Please also see Annex D for Task 2. Read
these first in line with this assignment as they add contextual background and important information
relevant for these two tasks.
Identify situations when the organisation (Annex A & B) may find it helpful to use the services of a
consultant, explaining the benefits this approach offers to the organisation, and how a consultant
can add value. Consider the importance of using a consultant to help support the client’s needs and
overcoming potential barriers when initiating change.
Task 1: Understanding Management Consultancy Phases and Core Skills
Situation Analysis (Consultancy Report):
• Scenario: You work as a Security Consultant Team Leader for a UK-based NGO that
operates globally, often in challenging environments.
• Objective: Identify when the organisation might benefit from hiring a consultant and explain
how consultants add value.
• Explain the phases of Management Consultancy.
• Describe the skills needed for successful Management Consultancy.
• Discuss strategies to overcome risks and challenges during a consultancy intervention.
• Explain how security consultants enhance an organisation.
Task 2: Understanding the Consultancy Life Cycle in a Security Context
Project Briefing:
• Context: You lead a team in a Security Consultancy Project Intervention.
• Client Request: The client wants a change management program to establish a securityconscious culture across the organisation.
• Your Task: Create a brief analysing the consultancy life cycle that best suits the project
outlined in Annex D. Show the expected deliverables at each stage.
Elements to Consider:
• Analyse the consultancy life cycle and its stages.
• Discuss how the consultancy cycle applies in a security context.
• Explain how consultancy projects are planned, controlled, and delivered.
• Evaluate data sources for security consultancy projects.
• Discuss effective ways to present consultancy findings and conclusions to the client
This assessment uses the following Unit learning outcomes:
LO 1 Understand management consultancy phases and core skills
LO 2 Understand the consultancy life cycle in a security context
LO 3 Understand the management of a consultancy project
