The Resilience Operating Model®️
Embedding Strength, Agility, and Confidence Across the Enterprise
Most organizations have the right components — business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery — but struggle to make them work together.
The result? Slow response. Missed signals. Eroded trust.
Bryghtpath’s Resilience Operating Model®️ (ROM) is a proven system for integrating these capabilities into one clear, coordinated, and measurable approach — turning resilience into a strategic advantage.
What This Report Covers
Over the past decade, we’ve conducted dozens of Resiliency Diagnosis® engagements across industries. The patterns are clear: good intent, scattered execution, and disconnected plans that don’t scale when it matters.
In this whitepaper, we introduce the Resilience Operating Model®️ — a framework built to unify, align, and operationalize resilience across your enterprise.
You’ll learn how to:
- Diagnose the hidden gaps in your current program
- Unify disconnected domains under shared governance and rhythm
- Align resilience with business strategy and enterprise risk
- Establish a system that evolves with your organization
What You’ll Learn
✔ Why most resilience programs fail under real pressure
✔ The hidden cost of fragmentation — and how to fix it
✔ The three layers of the Resilience Operating Model®️
✔ How to unify BC, crisis, DR, comms, cyber, and ERM into one system
✔ How to implement the ROM in your structure and culture
A System That Unifies Resilience
The Resilience Operating Model®️ is built on three integrated layers:
- Core Domains – the capabilities every organization must manage
- Enabling Functions – the connective tissue that turns plans into execution
- Execution Lifecycle – how to build, deliver, and evolve over time
“This is the future of resilience: not a binder, not a plan – but a way of operating”
Download the Report
This 20-page whitepaper provides a complete walkthrough of the Resilience Operating Model®️ — including implementation steps, real-world examples, and actionable next steps.
Whether you’re building a program from scratch or evolving a mature function, this guide will help you operate with confidence under pressure.
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A Word from Bryan
“We built this model from what we’ve learned the hard way — in crisis rooms, across industries, and through dozens of Resiliency Diagnosis® engagements. It’s not theory. It works.”
— Bryan Strawser, Principal & Chief Executive, Bryghtpath LLC
About the Author
Bryan Strawser
Principal | Chief Executive
Bryghtpath LLC
Bryan Strawser is Founder, Principal, and Chief Executive at Bryghtpath LLC, a strategic advisory firm he founded in 2014. He has over twenty-five years of experience in crisis management, business continuity, crisis communications, and global security.
Bryan previously served as Chief Security Officer & Senior Director of Global Security at the University of Phoenix and as Senior Director, Global Crisis Management, Business Continuity, & Intelligence at Target, where he built and led the retailer’s global resilience program.
He was previously a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at Auburn University.
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If you’re ready to shift from fragmented plans to integrated performance — we’re here to help.
Schedule a conversation to learn how the Resilience Operating Model®️ can work inside your organization.