Kopenhagen Konsulting was engaged by a global pharmaceutical company to strengthen their information security risk reporting. The existing risk management processes (ERM, BIA and asset-based assessments) did not capture complex risk scenarios and provided limited forward-looking insights requiring management attention and decision. The objective was to design a practical, decision-oriented risk scenario reporting model that the client’s Information Security risk managers could execute consistently and efficiently. The ambition was to establish a scenario-based approach that would improve risk insights, strengthen governance, and enable more informed dialogue between the CISO and management.

Through five co-creation workshops with the client, Kopenhagen Konsulting developed a comprehensive scenario-based risk reporting methodology, including a full end-to-end reporting process, a clear risk scenario identification model, assessment criteria, scoring logic, governance model, and structured decision gates for escalation. A simple, practical and user-friendly reporting template was designed and integrated with the client's existing risk processes. In addition, detailed guidance materials, examples of best-practice scenario reports, and process documentation were produced to support long-term usability and consistency.

The engagement provided the client with a scalable and practical framework for analyzing and communicating complex information security risk to management. Rather than focusing on isolated incidents, the scenario-based risk reporting encourages a broader understanding of how complex risks can unfold and impact critical operations. The InfoSec team is now equipped with a shared method and common language for identifying and evaluating scenario-based risks, resulting in clearer communication, stronger prioritization of mitigation actions, and improved cross-team alignment. The work enables the client to identify, assess, and escalate risk scenarios in a clear, structured, and management-ready format.