Our Mission

Built on experience. Driven by purpose.

DG Advisory helps security leaders build stronger, more resilient control rooms. With decades of experience, we focus on improving performance and leadership by first strengthening the operating model – not just the technology – ensuring long-term, purpose-driven success.

A distinctive blend of independence and depth.

Most specialists in the control room space focus on one dimension: technology implementation, physical environment design, or installation. Few look at the whole picture – and fewer still do so without a commercial stake in the outcome.

DG Advisory assesses control room maturity across all seven structural pillars – strategy, people, culture, environment, operations, technology, and data – with a specific focus on the operating model that underpins them all. We begin every engagement by asking the questions that technology suppliers and installers rarely ask: what is this control room actually here to do, who is accountable for what, and how does information flow when it matters most?

That operating model focus is not a methodology we developed in a workshop. It reflects over a decade of frontline experience in mission-critical command and control environments, followed by senior transformation expertise at Deloitte, PA Consulting, and Sopra Steria – and reinforced by the patterns we observe consistently across the control rooms we assess today.

Our Unmatched Approach
Proven Expertise

With decades of experience in mission-critical environments, we’re trusted by safety and security leaders across sectors. Our deep operational insight ensures solutions that are both practical and robust.

Bespoke Frameworks

Our proprietary 7 Pillar Control Room Framework™, Control Room Maturity Audit™, and ControlReady™ Assessments provide a structured, evidence-based foundation for rapid clarity and transformation.

Operating Model First

We go beyond surface-level fixes. By starting with the operating model – purpose, roles, workflows, technologies, and measures – we align every part of your operation for sustained performance.

Tailored to You

No two control rooms are the same. Our advisory, design, delivery, and training services are carefully designed around your unique environment, goals, and challenges.

Global Insight

We draw on cross-sector and international best practices to bring fresh perspectives and tested solutions to every engagement.

Frontline Credibility

Our team blends board-level thinking with operational realism, ensuring that recommendations work not just in theory, but under live conditions.

Continuity of Support

From audit to design, training to wellbeing, we offer integrated support across your full transformation journey – with continuity, trust, and clarity at every step.

Results That Matter

We focus on what works under pressure. Our solutions deliver measurable improvements in clarity, control, and confidence – freeing your team to operate at their best.

Our Team

The experts behind our work

Chris Dreyfus-Gibson 

Managing Director and Founder

Anthony Upshall

Senior Consultant

Active in the global control room community

DG Advisory is actively engaged in the international control room community – not only as a practitioner, but as a contributor to the standards and thinking that shape the field.

Chris Dreyfus-Gibson serves as Founding Vice-Chairman of the International Critical Control Rooms Alliance (ICCRA), an international organisation dedicated to raising standards and promoting innovation across mission-critical control room environments worldwide.

ICCRA connects practitioners, operators, and experts across sectors and countries – and DG Advisory’s involvement reflects a genuine commitment to advancing the discipline, not just delivering within it.

DG Advisory has contributed to industry events, conferences, and publications across the UK, Europe, and beyond – sharing insight on operational excellence, resilience, and the governance of mission-critical operations.

Proud to be a member

Ready to Transform Your Control Room?

If you are accountable for a mission-critical control room and want an independent view of where it stands, we would welcome the conversation.

No sales pitch. Just a direct, practical discussion about your operation and whether DG Advisory can help.