Emergency Management Capability Assessment Projects

Are you confident your organization is ready for the next disaster?

Even experienced emergency management leaders struggle to determine their next step. When your organization's emergency management or disaster response capabilities are new, it's easy to spot the gaps. But once those capabilities mature, identifying meaningful opportunities for improvement becomes challenging.

Our Capability Assessment provides clarity, objectivity, and actionable recommendations to ensure you're always moving forward, strategically and confidently.


Who We Serve

We’ve designed our assessment to serve organizations where lives, infrastructure, or continuity are on the line. Whether you lead a public agency or a corporate resilience function, this process is built to match your mission.

  • State and Local Governments

  • Offices of Emergency Management

  • Public Safety Agencies

  • Investor-Owned and Public Utilities

  • Healthcare Organizations

  • Corporate Security Programs

  • Non-Profit Organizations Active in Disasters

If you're responsible for ensuring your organization's readiness for disruptions, our capability assessments are designed to support your critical decision-making.


Why Choose The CP Journal’s Assessment?

We offer an unparalleled blend of analytical rigor and stakeholder engagement:

  • Comprehensive Criteria: We use 35 carefully curated criteria drawn from industry standards, after-action reviews, and extensive disaster management experience nationwide.

  • Objective Insight: Our external assessments remove internal biases, providing clear, trustworthy evaluations.

  • Stakeholder Buy-In: Our structured approach facilitates stakeholder engagement and fosters a receptive environment for change management initiatives.


Don’t Wait for the Next Emergency to Reveal Your Gaps.

Ready to assess your program’s true capability? Email us at training@cp-journal.com to schedule your kickoff call.


Our Assessment Process

The CP Journal uses a structured and proven five-step approach to complete our capability assessments.

Step 1: Project Kickoff

  • Establish assessment scope, objectives, and stakeholder engagement plans.

Step 2: Document Review

  • Thorough analysis of existing plans, reports, and policies relevant to the capability being assessed.

  • We utilize AI tools to analyze open-source (non-client-provided) case studies and after-action reviews from similar organizations nationwide, identifying insights and lessons learned that can support the assessment.

Step 3: Stakeholder Interviews and Engagement

  • Targeted one-on-one or small-group interviews with key stakeholders to gain deeper insights.

  • An optional organization-wide survey is available to provide broader insights and to further validate findings.

Step 4: Final Report and Leadership Briefing

  • We deliver a concise, actionable report clearly outlining capability strengths, gaps, risks, and recommendations.

  • We facilitate a leadership presentation to review findings, ensure clarity, and guide future planning.

Step 5: Project Closeout

  • Review of project goals, objectives, and next steps.

👉 Explore how our assessment approach works


What You Receive

Assessments are delivered within a streamlined 2-month timeline from initiation to the final presentation.

Our standard capability assessment is priced at $24,850.00, and custom pricing is available for organizations with unique requirements.

A Capability Assessment Project includes:

  • Everything described in the assessment process above.

  • Seven one-on-one or small group interviews

  • A Program Assessment Report and Preparedness Roadmap

  • Structured leadership briefing for alignment and understanding

  • Organization-wide access to The CP Journal’s Academy and Watch Office (our training platform and intelligence reporting service).


Take the Next Step

Don't wait for a crisis to discover gaps in your organization's preparedness. Ensure your organization is strategically ready for the future, and contact us today by email at: training@cp-journal.com