Risk takers.
We partner with you.
At Protecht, we are your partner on your risk management journey, with your organisation as the heart of all activities. In addition to our software solutions, we also provide risk consulting and training services to assist with your enterprise risk management. We believe that risk management is opportunity management, which is why we start with your strategic and operational objectives to maximise your success.
Walking with you on your risk journey.
Protecht provides specialised and targeted risk management consulting expertise.
We help organisations to develop a fit-for-purpose risk management methodology and framework, using our risk methodology as a base with relevant adjustments and enhancements to tailor the approach to meet your specific needs.
Through years of experience, we have developed risk models that can be tailored to meet your needs. The offering includes training and consultation to ensure that the framework is delivered effectively and can be embedded in the risk culture.
We enable you on your risk journey through training, resources, and conducting engaging workshops.
Engaging workshops.
We use our understanding of your organisation in engaging workshops to bring you on the journey. With our industry experience and risk knowledge, we can help you to create a fit-for-purpose solution that meets your culture.
Our workshops include presentations, worksheets as required and pre-reading for participants. The key aims are to:
- Provide educational concepts to align thinking and culture
- Review, adjust, amend, and further develop on the end objectives and deliverables
- Keep the participants on track and engaged to contribute to the journey and spread the magic of risk management
Your partner in navigating risk.
With over 20 years of experience, Protecht's consulting team has industry insights and practical solutions for:
- Developing risk methodologies and frameworks
- Building a practical risk taxonomy system
- The development of a risk appetite statement
We facilitate workshops to develop your risk profile and ensure that your procedure documents outline all components. We can assist with controls questions and test steps for design and operating effectiveness, all aligned to taxonomies.
We can also assist organisations across all industries with business process mapping, operational resilience, business continuity planning, and third party risk management.
How’s your risk maturity?
Risk maturity assessment
We’ve put together some questionnaires to help you evaluate the current risk maturity state of your organisation, based on our best-practice methodology and frameworks. Of course, this is no substitute for a dedicated risk consulting process, but it can give you an idea of where you might need to go next on your risk management journey:
Meet our consulting team.
David Tattam
Chief Research and Content Officer
David Tattam is the Chief Research & Content Officer and co-founder of the Protecht Group. David's vision is to redefine the way the world thinks about risk and to develop risk management to its rightful place as being a key driver of value creation in each of Protecht's customers.
David is the driving force in taking Protecht's risk thinking to the frontiers of what is possible in risk management and to support the uplift of people risk capability through training and content.
Hela Ebrahimi
Senior Risk Consultant
Hela Ebrahimi is a seasoned Risk Consultant with over 15 years of experience in risk management and legal compliance. She is renowned for her passion and expertise in bringing risk management strategies to life.
Her client portfolio spans diverse industries, including insurance, banking, utilities, not-for-profits, and education, where she collaborates with stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate risks using Protecht's technology and industry best practices.
David Tattam
Chief Research and Content Officer
David Tattam is the Chief Research & Content Officer and co-founder of the Protecht Group. David's vision is to redefine the way the world thinks about risk and to develop risk management to its rightful place as being a key driver of value creation in each of Protecht's customers.
David is the driving force in taking Protecht's risk thinking to the frontiers of what is possible in risk management and to support the uplift of people risk capability through training and content.
Prior to Protecht, David was the Chief Risk Officer and Head of Operations for the Australian operations of two global banks. He started his career as a Chartered Accountant and Auditor with Grant Thornton and PwC. He is also the author of A Short Guide to Operational Risk.
David is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia. He is passionate about risk and risk management and in reaping the value that risk and good risk management can create for any business willing to embrace it.
Hela Ebrahimi
Senior Risk Consultant
Hela Ebrahimi is a seasoned Risk Consultant with over 15 years of experience in risk management and legal compliance. She is renowned for her passion and expertise in bringing risk management strategies to life.
Her client portfolio spans diverse industries, including insurance, banking, utilities, not-for-profits, and education, where she collaborates with stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate risks using Protecht's technology and industry best practices. Hela is affectionately known as a 'risk nerd' due to her deep knowledge and enthusiasm for her field.
Her educational background includes a double degree in Law and Business Management from Western Sydney University, and she is admitted as a Solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Outside of her professional endeavours, Hela dedicates her time as a volunteer Bush Fire Fighter with the NSW Rural Fire Service. She is also a new parent to two beautiful Afghan-born siblings, aged 10 and 7, who recently joined her partner, three dogs, and herself.
Hela's mission is to empower businesses and organizations to achieve their objectives while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations and effectively managing risks. She thrives on collaboration, innovation, and excellence and is always eager to embrace new challenges and opportunities for growth.
Amelia Fahey
Risk Consultant
Amelia Fahey is a dedicated Risk Consultant with five years of hands-on experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across diverse industries. She possesses a keen analytical mind and a proven track record of implementing effective risk management strategies, helping businesses identify and manage potential risks.
Amelia Fahey
Risk Consultant
Amelia Fahey is a dedicated Risk Consultant with five years of hands-on experience in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across diverse industries. She possesses a keen analytical mind and a proven track record of implementing effective risk management strategies, helping businesses identify and manage potential risks.
Throughout her career, Amelia has gained extensive experience working across various industries, including education, mining, industrial, banking, health, and aged care. This diverse background allows her to adapt quickly to different environments and tailor her risk management strategies to meet the unique needs of each sector.
Amelia holds a double degree in Finance and Economics from Flinders University in South Australia. In her spare time, Amelia is closely involved with the Lisa Fahey Foundation and multiple not-for-profit arts organisations. She enjoys spending time with her family in SAs beautiful wine regions and travelling the world when she can.
Amelia is passionate about fostering strong relationships and believes in a people-first approach. She values collaboration and communication, building trust and understanding with her clients and colleagues. Her commitment to nurturing these connections ensures a positive and productive working environment, contributing to the overall success of her projects.
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FAQs.
These are some of the most common questions we receive about risk consulting at Protecht. We have a wealth of additional resources available, so please get in touch if you don’t see your question answered here.
What are Protecht’s methodologies and frameworks?
These documents are aligned with Protecht ERM’s system capabilities to ensure that you can seamlessly implement best-practice strategy using our software.
Our key areas of focus are:
- - Enterprise Risk Management framework (including Risk Appetite Statement)
- - Enterprise Risk Management policy
- - Enterprise Risk Management procedures (e.g. Risk and Control Self-Assessment, Controls Management and Assurance, Incident and Breach Management)
We facilitate workshops to develop your risk profile and ensure that your procedure documents outline all components – including the ERM system, reporting, committees that need to be informed, and all your unique requirements. We can also assist with controls questions and test steps for design and operating effectiveness, all aligned to standard taxonomies.
We deliver training at all levels of your organisation to ensure that staff and management can understand and implement the systems. We work closely with Protecht’s ERM Advisory team to ensure that the outcomes are built into the Protecht ERM system.
Which industries does Protecht cover?
- - Financial and professional services
- - Utilities
- - Farming and agriculture
- - Education
- - Telecommunications
- - Health
Do you need to be a Protecht ERM customer?
Does Protecht offer consulting in other areas of risk and resilience?
- - Business process mapping
- - Operational resilience
- - Business continuity planning
- - Third party risk management
What is a risk taxonomy?
Risk taxonomies are crucial in:
- - Ensuring that the understanding and description of risks are consistent
- Allowing risks to be aggregated from the bottom up to provide consolidated risk reporting to executives and the board
- Enabling a whole-of-business view of risk at executive and board level.
- Allowing analysis of risk data at enterprise level to provide insights around systemic issues, trends, themed deep dives, etc.
What risk taxonomies can Protecht provide?
- - Risk causes
- - Risk events
- - Risk impacts and consequences
- - Controls
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