How Engagements Are Structured
How Engagements Are Structured
Chimayo Consulting provides senior, project-based risk expertise when an organization has an important initiative but lacks the internal capacity, dedicated leadership, or specialized experience to complete it.
Engagements are structured around a defined objective, practical deliverables, and an agreed timeline. Clients work directly with Chimayo Consulting’s founder, an experienced risk executive, throughout the project.
Defined Project
When the organization already understands the need, Chimayo Consulting can lead or execute a specific initiative such as a program build, framework modernization, control assessment, remediation effort, or governance enhancement.
Focused Diagnostic
When the scope or source of the problem is less clear, a focused assessment can identify material gaps, clarify priorities, and establish a practical roadmap for remediation or modernization.
Specialized Project Capacity
When internal risk teams lack sufficient bandwidth, Chimayo Consulting can provide time-limited senior capacity to move a priority initiative forward while preserving internal ownership and accountability.
What Clients Receive
Depending on the engagement, deliverables may include:
Current-state and gap assessments
Risk, control, or governance frameworks
Policies, procedures, and supporting methodologies
Risk and control inventories
Assessment and testing tools
Prioritized remediation plans
Management and board reporting
Facilitated stakeholder or management workshops
Implementation support and knowledge transfer
See the Approach in Practice
Building Integrated Risk Infrastructure for an Emerging Financial Institution
See how Chimayo Consulting translated an integrated risk framework spanning enterprise risk, RCSA, third party risk, model risk and AI governance into practical processes, accountability, reporting and fit for purpose tools.
A Practical, Senior-Led Approach
Every engagement is tailored to the organization’s risk profile, regulatory environment, and operating model. The work is designed to produce usable, sustainable outcomes—not recommendations that require another consulting team to implement.
Projects conclude with clearly documented deliverables, ownership recommendations, and practical next steps so the organization can maintain and advance the work internally.