Project Management
Global Security Planning offers a number of Project Management services for your security projects. Security is a complex field which requires advanced technical knowledge, a deep understanding of security principles and standards, as well as project and contract management experience.
By choosing Global Security Planning to act as your Project Manager, you can be assured that projects will be managed and implemented with the correct oversight and responsibility. Yes, adding an outside project management team may add to the cost of the project, but in the long run, you will save much more. A poorly designed or installed system will not function correctly, cost overruns may make the low-cost vendor much more expensive, liability issues may result in legal fees, increased insurance premiums and in the worst case, lives could be placed at risk. A wise decision is to bring in experts who can guide and advise you throughout the security selection and implementation process.
RFP and Bid Management
Most organizations and business do not have the time or knowledgeable resources on staff to prepare a proper RFP (Request for Proposal) to solicit bids, pre-qualify and choose vendors, evaluate proposals and quotes from the vendors and make a proper decision.
The lowest bid doesn’t always yield the best result and may not accurately reflect the desired solution. Care must be taken in evaluating proposals to make sure that the proposal addresses all of the requirements, that the correct equipment has been chosen and that installation methods conform to acceptable security and industry standards. Shortcuts and cheap equipment can be substituted to save money but will result in a poor outcome.
Outside expertise is often needed to draft and review contracts to protect the organization from cost-overruns, potential liability and other legal issues.
Project Management Teams
Project Management teams are made up of skilled technicians, who review security installations to make sure that the work is being performed to the specifications in the contract, and a project manager who reports project status, issues and costs to the organizations management.
Quality Testing
Once a project is completed, it needs to be tested and certified. This is best done by an outside party who has the skills and experience to evaluate whether a system is functioning and whether it will continue to function under real emergency conditions. Unfortunately, most security systems are only fully tested when they are actually needed. You don’t want to find out in an emergency that your system doesn’t work or it failed to stand up to the challenge of a severe circumstance because it was not properly installed. It is better to have an expert test and evaluate the system ahead of time to make sure that it works when you need it most.