Sitemap - 2025 - The CP Journal
Our 2025 Letter to Subscribers
AI in Security, Prediction vs. Preparation, the No Bell podcast and More.
Illusions of Capability, Distractions, Assessing Military Readiness & More
Beyond the Illusion of Capability
Preparing Elite Orgs., Breaking Boyd, Good & Bad AI, and More.
Presentation | Preparing Organizations for an Uncertain Future
Evacuations, Illegal Streaming, Planning vs. Outcomes & More
Advanced Evacuation Planning for Wind-Driven Fires in the Pikes Peak Region
A Historic Birthday, Celebrating Readiness, True Fans, Turning Pro, and More.
Exit Strategies, Elevating Performance, Writing & More
The Discipline of Done | The Project Closeout
Beirut, Strategy, Polymodern Warfare, Hardship & More
The Left of Bang Strategic Briefing
Case Study: Strengthening Safety Through Situational Awareness
The Leadership Rhythm: Balancing Divergence and Convergence
Building City and Regional Situation Reports with AI
Evacuation Timing, an LA AAR, Seeing Strategy & More
Evacuation: The Race Between Time Available and Time Required
Hill Climbing, Acting on Warnings, Middle Management & More
When Readiness Finally Gets Funded
Reorientation, Lines of Succession, Consulting & More
Valley Forge, Go/No-Go Decisions, and Left of Bang Revisited
Project Leadership Presentation Toolkit
Building While Flying: What Von Steuben Taught at Valley Forge
Drone Points, Surveillance, Launching Projects & More
Where Does the Project Manager Fit Into the Work?
Building the Team That Delivers
Intention Over Ideology, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Hurricane History & More
Project Design: Turning Goals Into a Roadmap
Evacuation, Destruction & Creation, Sudden Storms & More
Left of Bang Presentation Toolkit
The Tabletop Exercise Logistics Checklist
What Makes Evacuation So Hard — and How to Prepare for It
Preparing for Something vs. Preparing as a Discipline
Project Planning with People First
AI-enabled Evolution, Katrina 20 Years On, Humans in the Loop, & More
From Tasks to Costs: Building a Project Budget That Works
The Human Component: When Threats and Hazards Converge
Disaster Accountability, Airport Disruptions, Stalking in Sports & More
Integrating Crisis Management and Business Continuity at Airports
Why We’re Changing the Watch Office Service
Budget Shortfalls, Flood Alerts, Drones in the Attack & More
The Three Questions Every Project Team Should Answer on Day One
"Surviving Violence" | A Practitioner’s Playbook for Safety
Clear Decisions, Stronger Organizations
School Threat Assessments, Evacuations, Left of Bang Skills & More
Moving Left of Bang | A Resource Guide
Diagnosing Surprises, Awareness in an AI World, Sustained Crises & More
Moving Your Organization Left of Bang
Crowd Chaos: Recognizing the Shift in the Collective Mood
Breaking Down an Attack in "A Bronx Tale"
Evacuations + Early Warnings + Fires & Floods
Clear Warnings & Complex Realities
Strategy → Action, Cyber Startups, War Capabilities & More
Responding to General Alerts with Precision
Target Lists, Being "Good Enough," Drone Warfare, & More
The CP Journal's Referral Program
Preparedness Gaps, Near-misses, Trigger Mapping & More.
Capability Assessments & Development
Getting the Exercise Type Right
Being "Ready," Criminals using AI, Causes of the Opioid Epidemic & More
Beyond Organizational Readiness
Getting Ahead of Protest Risk: Essential Pre-Event Preparations
Executive Attention, Drone Warfare, Glacier Collapses & More
The Real ROI of Consulting Comes After the Project Ends
Getting Executive Attention Right: How to Effectively Share Situational Awareness Updates
Hurricane Helene's Warnings, Clarity of Thought, Active Threat Exercises & More
Knowing Your Gaps, the End of the World, Feedback & More
Know Your Gaps Before Disaster Strikes
Stress Testing, Time, Compounding Incidents, and More
Operational Readiness Playbook
Annual Threat Assessments + Crisis Decision Making + EQ Early Warning & More
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | The Document Review
Rearview Mirrors + AI in Wildfire Forecasts + Security Strategy & More
Case Study: Building a Preparedness Roadmap for a City/County Office of Emergency Management
Wildfire Fatalities in Colorado vs. National Trends (1999–2024)
A Transformative Approach to Situational Awareness
Organizational "Joints" + Extreme Weather + Tipping Points & More
Systems Are Weakest At Their Joints
Violence Prevention Symposiums, Wildfire Evacuations, Violent Extremism & More
Project Beginnings + Hacked Utilities + Covid's impact in charts & Much More
So It Begins | Project Kickoff
Accessing and Navigating the Tactical Analysis Course
The CP Journal + Job Search Skills + Disconnecting from Tech & More
Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is....
Why We Shut Down Our Website and Moved to Substack
What we do and why you (may) want to subscribe
Tactical Analysis Advanced Course (Level 2)
Tactical Analysis Basic Course (Level 1)
The Role of Stories + Microsimulations + The Effects of AI & More
Gamechangers in Resilience: Left of Bang
Defining “Done” | Setting Your Project Goals
Dousing Fires + Career Acceleration + the Archives
Project Management in Emergency Management | A Career Accelerator
Project Selection + A Prevented School Attack + Uncertainty & More
Should I learn agile or waterfall approaches? Both.
How the Shape of Your Preparedness Cycle Impacts Your Readiness
Football Transfers + Project Management + Insider Threats & More
The Project Executive is Not the PM
Project Management in Emergency Management | A Playbook
Russian Superyachts + A Beryl Analysis + Credentials & More
Skating to Where The Puck is Going + Strategy Execution + Process Culture + More
Global Negative Atmospherics + Fact Checking + Consequences of Polycrisis + More
Preparedness Roadmaps + Disaster Kitchens + Volatility and More