Quick answer
What is a security master plan?
A security master plan is the roadmap for physical security across every site you run: where you stand today, where you need to be, the projects that get you there, and what each one costs and pays back. It turns security from a string of reactions into a budget finance can approve.
How to build a security master plan for a growing enterprise
A growing company opens sites faster than security can keep up. The plan sets the standard once, so every new site is built right the first time.
Physical security master planning and the guard budget
Guard posts are usually the biggest line in the security budget. A master plan shows which posts technology can cover and moves that money into layers that keep working.
The method is in my guides to reducing security guard costs and guard force optimization.
One roadmap
Without a plan, every incident buys another post.
Scope, timeline and budget for every site.
- Scope
- Timeline
- Budget
Security master planning consulting: what you get
You get the current state of every site, the standard it should meet, a project list ranked by payback, and the budget to present to finance. One point of contact, me, from the first site walk to the last build, which runs through our integration services.
Proof
At SAIA the guard spend stayed near its 2012 level after 18 new Northeast terminals, because the plan put the money into technology that paid back. At CEVA Logistics I delivered more than 50 builds at $1M+ each, on time and on budget, and a $31M GSOC that paid back in approximately 24 months. Running many sites? See GSOC consulting.
Common questions
Security master plan FAQs
What should a security master plan include?
The risk picture for every site, one standard for how each site is protected, a project roadmap ranked by payback, and the budget with the payback on each project.
How is a security master plan different from a physical security assessment?
An assessment tells you where one site stands. The master plan turns every site's findings into one roadmap and one budget.
Who owns the plan after it is delivered?
You do. It is written for your team and your finance department, and it is updated as sites open, close or change.
What does a security master plan cost?
It depends on how many sites you run. The Strategy Call puts a scope on it for your footprint.
How long does a security master plan take?
Site count sets the timeline, and the Strategy Call puts dates on it for your footprint. When a site cannot wait, an urgent request gets a quick turnaround.
Where do we start?
One site. Bring the one that costs you the most to the Strategy Call. You leave with what it costs now, what changes, and when it pays back.