Ready to go all in on the CARVER Method?
In addition to the original CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Training Course, Luke and the team at the CARVER Training Institute, offer the following selection of additional CARVER instructional classes. Through the principles of the time-tested CARVER Method, you can enhance your strategic thinking, leadership skills, overall mindset, as well as business mastery.
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Luke Bencie is a 7-figure entrepreneur, TEDx and recognized international keynote speaker, global adventurer, and popular author of seven books, including Among Enemies: Counter-Espionage for Business Travelers, The Clandestine Consultant: Kings, Sheiks, Warlords, and Dictators, and The CARVER Mindset: How to Think Like a Spy.
In 2010, he launched his consulting firm, Security Management International, which has become a global brand that specializes in the CIA’s CARVER Methodology. As such, Luke has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, Fortune 500 companies, as well as foreign governments. Luke has worked in over 100 countries and has trained thousands of police, intelligence and military officers in the U.S. and abroad in the fields of counterterrorism, counterintelligence and strategic intelligence.
Prior to establishing SMI, Luke was a senior security consultant for Raytheon Company in the Intelligence and Information Systems Division. He previously served as a representative from the CIA’s Office of Special Activities to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Emergency Support Team. In this capacity, he was responsible for immediately responding to terrorist attacks carried out against U.S. targets overseas; subsequently serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and other global hotspots. He completed his graduate degrees in National Security Studies from The George Washington University and the American Military University, and completed his undergraduate degree in Communications from Michigan State University.
Luke Bencie Training Courses
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An expert in delivering impactful courses on threat and vulnerability assessment skills, leadership, and strategic intelligence.
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Luke’s most popular course offerings include:
CARVER Leadership
(1.5 day training)
Examine the fundamental conditions necessary for managers to lead anywhere between small teams to large organizations.Â
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The CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology (2.5 day training)
The course is designed to aid the students in identifying assets most attractive to attack by an adversary, based upon several key factors identified through the CARVER Methodology.
CARVER Strategy
(one-day training)
It’s a really handy tool that helps you figure out what’s most important when you have a bunch of different things to focus on. CARVER strategy resets that compass.
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After I officially retired from government service, I opened my own international security consulting firm, Jones Group International (JGI), to continue the fight. We have partnered with SMI on numerous projects, and we continue to use the CARVER methodology to help our clients identify where their operations are exposed."
- General Jim Jones, Former U.S. National Security Advisor
The fact that the CARVER+ software is made in America - much of it in Huntsville by engineers with security clearances - gives us peace of mind."
- Senior Security Official at Redstone Arsenal
CARVER Strategy (one-day training)
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Strategy is a word that everyone thinks they know but have a difficult time explaining. The term is ubiquitous in business, sports, politics, and war. Legendary GE CEO Jack Welch once famously stated that “80% of Fortune 500 CEOs were tactical, 18% were strategic, and only 2% were both strategic and tactical.” So, why do we place so much emphasis on what should be considered a simple concept? (at least in definition?) CARVER Strategy provides a proven framework – based up principles of the Intelligence Community (IC) – that is the sounding board against which every decision is bounced.  While everything else might change over time, your strategy is the “true North” of your organization’s proverbial compass.  Unfortunately, as strategy relates to the field of security, the organization’s compass is many times off or not even in use.  CARVER strategy resets that compass.
PRICE: $997
The CARVER Target Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
(2.5 day training)
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Attendees in this proficiency course, which is based on the CIA’s CARVER Methodology, will learn, practice, and integrate skills used in the analysis and examination of the interrelationships between assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures of a specified facility. CARVER is a unique analytical tool because it facilities both a qualitative and quantitative assessment of a facility’s vulnerabilities. The course is designed to aid the students in identifying assets most attractive to attack by an adversary, based upon several key factors identified through the CARVER Methodology. A vulnerability assessment exercise will be conducted on selected facility(s) as part of the training. NOTE – Upon completion, students will receive a certificate from the University of South Florida. The course is also good for ASIS- International CEUs.
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 PRICE: $2,997
CARVER Leadership (1.5 day training)
The adage “Leaders are not born, they are made” is a familiar refrain. Similarly, the concept of strategic leadership often accompanies discussions on overarching decision-making. But what truly distinguishes strategic leadership from traditional leadership? In CARVER leadership, we examine the fundamental conditions necessary for managers to lead anywhere between small teams to large organizations. Using the CIA’s CARVER methodology as a tool for quantifying key metrics, this course focuses on formulating and effectively communicating the big ideas to the team, while continuously assessing and refining those ideas.
While it’s arguable that too many leaders prioritize being liked, battle imposter syndrome, or lack the management skills necessary to inspire their teams to progress, CARVER leadership emphases continuous momentum and perseverance.
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