Consulting Services

Independent Operational Resilience & Continuity Consultant. Adelaide, AU – Working with global mid‑sized firms and organisations

Operational resilience and continuity consulting for firms that cannot afford operational surprises

When disruption hits, most mid-sized firms discover that continuity plans, recovery arrangements, supplier dependencies, and operational realities do not line up.

I help leaders get a clear view of what is truly critical, where the weak points are, and what to fix first—so they can protect revenue, customers, and reputation.

Why continuity work often falls short

Many firms already have pieces of resilience in place, but they are scattered across operations, IT, risk, and suppliers.

That creates familiar problems:

  • Plans are outdated or disconnected from how work actually gets done.
  • Critical products, services, sites, and dependencies are not clearly mapped.
  • Leadership cannot easily see where the biggest exposure sits.
  • Investment decisions are delayed because impacts are not expressed in practical business terms.

The result is uncertainty at exactly the moment leadership needs clarity.

What you get

In a focused engagement, I help you build a practical, business-level view of resilience and continuity across your operations.

You receive:

  • A clear picture of your critical services and dependencies.
  • A review of current continuity, incident, and recovery arrangements.
  • A practical view of where disruption would hurt most.
  • A prioritised roadmap for the next 12 to 24 months.
  • outputs you can use with executives and the board, not just another set of documents.

Choose the right starting point

Rapid Resilience & Continuity Scan
A short diagnostic to identify your biggest gaps, immediate risks, and the first actions that matter.

Best for firms that need:

  • A clear starting point.
  • Fast insight across operations, IT, and risk.
  • A shared leadership view of the top priorities.

Operational Resilience & Continuity Readiness Sprint
A deeper engagement to map critical services, test current arrangements, and build a practical roadmap for strengthening resilience.

Best for firms that need:

  • A fuller view across sites, suppliers, and governance.
  • Cross-functional alignment.
  • A board-ready plan with priorities, ownership, and sequencing.

Who this is for

This is a strong fit for organizations that:

  • Operate across multiple sites, regions, or key dependencies.
  • Would be materially affected by outage, cyber disruption, supplier failure, or extreme weather.
  • Have some continuity and risk activity in place, but no integrated picture.
  • Want a practical, operator-friendly approach rather than a theoretical exercise.

Start with a short conversation

We will discuss your current situation, recent disruptions or near-misses, and what stronger resilience would look like over the next 12 to 24 months.

From there, we can decide whether a rapid scan or a deeper sprint is the right place to begin.

Or email John directly johnsalter@me.com to discuss your situation

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