ZRA is a prominent provider of management consulting services for security leadership. With a 20-year history of contract work for critical infrastructure owners and operators, ZRA has consistently designed effective leadership facilitation and training programs to address security challenges. Our education and coaching support services currently incorporate best-in-class management, operational, and engineering practices essential for missions.

Leadership Facilitation

ZRA offers leadership facilitation and support services which directly address the management challenges faced by senior leaders. We facilitate discussions on best practices in security leadership and provide management frameworks that leaders can incorporate to daily operations. We incorporate policies and practices specific to cybersecurity and infrastructure security scenarios, including strategic risk management, long-term portfolio risk, and fostering engagement on complex cybersecurity issues. Leaders can effectively utilize facilitation sessions to address both short- and strategic problems facing the organization.

Senior Management Training

ZRA's Senior Management Training focuses on addressing the unique challenges faced by mid- to senior-level managers across portfolios. Programs like Leadership Facilitation focus on daily and strategic challenges, such as designing program fundamentals, exploring stakeholder engagement models, and improving communication. Scenario facilitation sessions emphasize doctrine, culture, and mission priorities. ZRA partners administer the Insights Discovery Test, offering participants a deeper understanding of themselves and their job roles.

Senior Management Coaching

ZRA offers professional coaching to cybersecurity and infrastructure security leaders and managers. We collaborate with ICF-certified coaches to provide a deep understanding of the unique challenges CISA and the stakeholder community face. Our programs include real-world scenarios and best practices to enhance the coaching experience. ZRA also administers the Insights Discovery Test to provide valuable insights on occupational functions and roles.

Literature & Benchmark Reports

ZRA offers education and coaching support programs for cybersecurity research, including literature reviews and benchmark assessments. As a new field emerges, newcomers may encounter challenges. ZRA provides detailed processes and frameworks to help managers learn essential practices. This includes identifying sources, locating relevant research, prioritizing sources, and distinguishing between sources to draw defensible conclusions for senior managers.

State-of-the Art Facilitation & Workshops

ZRA designs and facilitates cutting edge workshops that empower clients to explore cyber-related topics, discover relevant critical findings, and strengthen stakeholder cohesion across a spectrum of cybersecurity areas of concern. ZRA's facilitation and workshop offerings include pre-workshop white papers, facilitation materials, and post-workshop findings and conclusions.

Management Best Practice Roundtables

ZRA has over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing roundtables on homeland security best practices. Our roundtables involve discussions among diverse stakeholders that cover CEO risk management, board of director risk oversight, and financial practices for resourcing large-scale cybersecurity programs. Our roundtables include pre-session white papers, facilitation materials, and post-roundtable findings and conclusions.