ENTERPRISE SECURITY COMPETENCY MODEL
- DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION PROCESS TIMELINE The Enterprise Security Industry Competency Model, 1 written by Apollo Education Group |
University of Phoenix in partnership with the ASIS Foundation, and with support from the ASIS
International CSO Roundtable Leadership Development Committee, was developed under the
auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Competency Model Clearinghouse. The model is
designed to represent the competencies needed by individuals whose activities impact the security
of their organization’s operations.
The ASIS Foundation, ASIS International and University of Phoenix | Apollo Education Group have
partnered with the US Department of Labor to help design a validation process and steps necessary
to publish the Enterprise Security Competency Model in September 2015.
Following the publication of the model, the ASIS International and the U.S. Department of Labor in
partnership with Apollo Education Group will ensure that the model will be annually reviewed to
adjust to the changing dynamics of the global security industry.
Apollo Education Group | University of Phoenix, ASIS Foundation and the ASIS International CSO
Roundtable are partnering to disseminate the model, creating resources and tools to enable
security professionals, private organizations, government entities and training and educational
institutions to understand and apply the model to their respective workforce development
priorities.
This document serves as an outline of the Enterprise Security Competency Model development
and validation process timeline overseen by the Models’ Executive Steering Committee.
- Jeff Greipp, J.D.
Apollo Education Group
ENTERPRISE SECURITY COMPETENCY MODEL
EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE (ESC)
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Barbara Buzzell
ASIS Foundation Director
ASIS Foundation
Jim Evans
Chief Financial Officer
V.P. Membership & Administration
ASIS International/ASIS Foundation
Pamela Frugoli
O*NET/Competency Assessment Team Lead
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Jeff Greipp, J.D. – Group Vice President
Apollo Education Group
Competency Model Author
Apollo Education Group | UOPX
Dan McGarvey
Dir. Security Programs, GSX
LDC, CSO Roundtable – ASIS
Peter Piazza
V.P. Strategic Operations
ASIS International
A competency model is a collection of competencies that together define successful performance in a particular work setting. Competency
models are the foundation for important human resource functions such as recruitment and hiring, training and development, and performance
management. For more information see the U.S. Department of Labor Competency Model Clearing House Resources and Tool Kits:
http://www.careeronestop.org/COMPETENCYMODEL/userguide_competency.aspx
ENTERPRISE SECURITY
COMPETENCY MODEL
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION PROCESS
TIMELINE
June 2012
Partnership Evaluation: Apollo Education Group | University of Phoenix and the ASIS
Foundation begin evaluating the formation of an academic partnership. A growing
security industry skills gap and opportunities to improve the alignment of educational
programs become a focus of the partnership planning sessions.
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October 2012
Partnership Launch: ASIS Foundation & University of Phoenix form an academic
partnership and begin designing research activities to measure the security industry skills
gap and develop actionable recommendations to better serve security practitioners and
their diverse career pathways.
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January 2013
Research is Launched: University of Phoenix and the ASIS Foundation launch research
activities and environmental scans are conducted to determine the most effective
methodology to measure the industry skills gap.
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March 2013
National Roundtable: Research is competed and consensus is reached that convening
national roundtable of industry leaders should be launched to identify the top risks,
challenges and skills gaps the industry is facing over the next five years and identify the
key competencies security practitioners will require to manage the emerging risks and
challenges effectively.
Security subject matter experts, industry leaders, multiple industry associations,
educators and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security assist University of Phoenix and
the ASIS Foundation in the roundtable design and research.
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June 2013
National Roundtable: The ASIS Foundation and University of Phoenix convened a
national roundtable of senior leaders from the security industry, higher education, and
representatives of security industry associations to identify the top security risks and
challenges that the industry will face in the next five years, and the key competencies that
security practitioners will require to manage the risks and challenges effectively.
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September 2013
Publication Dissemination: The roundtable findings were published in Enterprise Security
Risks and Workforce Competencies, a report released by University of Phoenix and the
ASIS Foundation.2
The roundtable publication and findings are disseminated at the ASIS International
Seminar in Chicago, Illinois. The findings are first disseminated during a panel session
with the CSO Roundtable with Apollo Education Group (AEG) | University of Phoenix,
Senior Jeff Greipp and AEG CIO Mike Sajor, Apple Inc., Co-Founder Steve Wozniak and
Allied Barton CEO Bill Whitmore.
University of Phoenix and ASIS Foundation host multiple webinars, lectures and panel
sessions to disseminate the findings and discuss action steps with stakeholders.
The research findings are later published in the security industry journal Dynamics, media
outlets and interviews are later conducted with Security Management magazine. The
research begins to surface in industry textbooks and industry white papers.
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October 2013
National Survey: Continuing their collaborative investigation, University of Phoenix and
the ASIS Foundation and University of Phoenix conducted a national survey of security
industry professionals in fall 2013 to validate the roundtable findings with quantitative
data to help verify and prioritize the identified security risks, challenges, and professional
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University of Phoenix / ASIS Foundation “Enterprise Security Risks and Workforce Competencies – Findings From An Industry Roundtable on
Security Talent Development” September 2013, http://cdn.assets-phoenix.net/content/dam/altcloud/doc/industry/UOPXASISFoundationSecurityRisksandCompetenciesReport.pdf
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competencies. The results of this industry survey were published on August 14, 2014 in
the report entitled “Security Industry Survey of Risks and Professional Competencies.”3
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November 2013
Competency Model Needs Assessment: ASIS Foundation and University of Phoenix host
multiple sessions evaluating the value of creating an industry endorsed competency
model for Enterprise Security Practitioners with roundtable participants, industry leaders
and educators.
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November 2013
Competency Model Research Launch - University of Phoenix begins conducting
additional enterprise security competency research, formatting findings into a new
Enterprise Security Competency Model, using a framework provided by the Department’s
Employment and Training Administration. The resulting model depicts industry
consensus on the core competencies required for enterprise security workers and will
serve as a resource for industry-aligned businesses, educational institutions, and aspiring
professionals.
University of Phoenix assisted the Department in validating a new CyberSecurity Industry
Competency Model scheduled for publication in the summer of 2014.
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February 2014
Draft Completed: University of Phoenix completes the design of the new Enterprise
Security Competency Model and supporting brief.
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March 2014
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University of Phoenix / ASIS Foundation Report, August 14, 2014 “Security Industry Survey of Risks and Professional Competencies.”
http://cdn.assets-phoenix.net/content/dam/altcloud/doc/industry/ASIS-Security-report-WEB.pdf
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Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Forms: University of Phoenix, the ASIS Foundation
and the CSO Roundtable Leadership Development Committee form an Executive Steering
Committee (ESC) to oversee the validation of the competency model.
The committee selects a validation completion date is set for April of 2015. The 2015
Annual ASIS International Seminar in Anaheim, CA is selected as a publication and
dissemination venue.
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April 2014
CSO Leadership Development Committee (LDC): ESC Members Dan McGarvey and Jeff
Greipp begin chairing a series of meetings with the CSO Roundtable Leadership
Development Committee to launch the first validation of the model and design an
international validation strategy.
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May 2014
CSO LDC Validation Committee Launch: ESC member Jeff Greipp will chair the launch of
a committee to initiate the validation within the CSO Roundtable and design a validation
strategy. The committee will receive an orientation to the model’s purpose, design and
a framework to complete tasks by June 30th.
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June 2014
LDC Validation Committee Findings: ESC members Jeff Greipp and Dan McGarvey
members will summarize the LDC Validation Committee work and present a global
validation process to the full CSO Roundtable LDC member meeting.
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July 2014
LDC Validation: Members of the full CSO Roundtable Leadership Development
Committee will be invited to take part in and complete validation exercises.
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September 2014
International, Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Young Professional Stakeholders Focus
Groups: Validation sessions will be held in Atlanta Georgia during the ASIS International
Seminar.
These sessions will include International stakeholders, invited CSOs and
Young Professionals. Representatives will receive an orientation to the
project and instructions on how to validate the model against senior
and entry level works as well as regional and international industry
workforce trends.
7 validation sessions were completed with 125 companies, security
subject matter experts and international stakeholders.
The work will require additional sessions with each international region
aligned to ASIS International Chapters and will launch the validation
work required before the international conference sessions are held
later in the year.
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October 2014
ASIS International Councils: The Competency Model Executive Steering Committee will
provide orientation sessions for the leaders of each ASIS International council and provide
resources and instructions in validating the model with each of their workgroups.
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November 2014
International Validation: India: ESC members Jeff Greipp & Peter Piazza will presented
the model during a plenary presentation at the CSO Summit in New Delhi, India along with
Bridge School of Management – Apollo Education Group. Bridge School of Management
| AEG and the CSO Chapter of India will then work to contextualize the model to the
workforce in India and report back to the ESC their findings.
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December 2014
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International Focus Group: Competency Model Executive Steering Committee will
finalize review with the US DOL and ASIS International Councils.
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January 2015
Board Presentations: The Executive Steering Committee will present the Enterprise
Security Competency Model and validation summaries to the ASIS Foundation and ASIS
International Board of Directors and incorporate the board’s guidance in 2015 validation
exercises, publication and dissemination activities in collaboration with ASIS International
and the CSO Roundtable.
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February 2015
Final Industry Validation: The Executive Steering Committee will provide orientation
sessions and disseminate the competency model for broader industry validation to those
including: key leaders in ASIS Counsels, additional industry association partners in security
and other industries the security sector is serving (Retail, Energy, Manufacturing etc.)
Second International Focus Group: 6th Annual Middle East Security Conference &
Exhibition will take place and a focus group of regional security professionals may be
conducted to validate the application of the model.
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March 2014
Final International Focus Group: The European Security Conference & Exhibition will take
place and a focus group of regional security professionals may be conducted to validate
the application of the model.
Education Stakeholders: The Executive Steering Committee will convene a group of
education stakeholders to review the model and comment on its uses and applications to
curriculum development. Stakeholders will be lead by Apollo Education Group |
University of Phoenix and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and
will engage a number of community college, private and public academic institutions in
collaborative review and comment.
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April 2015
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Closing Focus Group: The 25th Annual New York City Security Conference & Expo will take
place and a focus group of regional security professionals may be conducted to validate
the application of the model.
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April 2015
Validation Conclusion: The Executive Steering Committee will finalize feedback and
make adjustments to the competency model that represent industry consensus for
publication with the US Department of Labor.
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May 2015
Institutional Ownership: The Executive Steering Committee will work with the ASIS
Foundation to develop a methodology ensure model will adjust to future industry risks,
challenges and dynamics.
The ASIS Foundation Research Council is being evaluated to assume responsibilities for
annually reviewing the model against research activities, communicating with ASIS
council leaders and the CSO Roundtable.
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September 2015
Model Publication: The ASIS Foundation and Apollo Education Group | University of
Phoenix have partnered with the US Department of Labor to help design a validation
process and steps necessary to disseminate the Enterprise Security Competency Model
in September 2015 at the ASIS International Seminar and Exhibition in Anaheim California.
Apollo Education Group | University of Phoenix, ASIS Foundation and the ASIS
International CSO Roundtable are partnering with US DOL to disseminate the model,
creating resources and tools to enable security professionals, private organizations,
government entities and training and educational institutions to understand and apply
the model to their respective workforce development priorities.
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