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Aspiring to Excellence: The Case of Security Suppliers and Corporate Security

September 24, 2014 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

What are the most important characteristics of an excellent corporate security department? What makes an excellent security supplier? Our latest Security Research Initiative report explores the characteristics needed to achieve outstanding performance as rated by both corporate security personnel and security suppliers. Views were also garnered on whether in practice excellence in security is actually being achieved. While overall the […]

Bundled versus Single Service Security: A Discussion

December 31, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

This study is based on interviews with suppliers and procurers of security services and looks at the benefits and drawbacks of providing security as a ‘single service’ or as part of a ‘bundle’ alongside other facilities management services. The report identifies a range of drivers that determines success or failure in outsourcing arrangements. You can download the full report below.

Introduction to Purchasing Security

December 30, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

The SRI has produced two reports on Procurement of Security. The first contains findings from a research study focussing on those engaged in the buying decision. It raises some interesting findings not least that the security sector believe that procurers often do not get best value for the money they spend. Procuring security is not an everyday exercise and so […]

Demonstrating the Value of Security

December 30, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

Procurers noted that one of the problems for the security sector (and a criticism of it) was that it did not show how it added value and therefore tended to be viewed as an unwelcome cost. Thus the second year of the SRI focussed on the extent to which security could and does add value. Against a background where there […]

Organisational Perspectives on the Value of Security

December 30, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

This study was undertaken to gain a better understanding of the view of the security function from those in senior management positions within organisations but not those specialising in security. Not only was security commonly considered as an important function within an organisation, it was felt to make an exceptional contribution to the success of an organisation. You can download […]

The Opportunities and Barriers to Partnership Working Between the Police and Private Sector

December 30, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

This research looks at how the police and private security industry work together and how the police and corporate security work in partnership, in order to identify the barriers preventing effective partnership initiatives and to establish what opportunities exist. Cuts to public spending make this research extremely timely and the findings provided valuable insights. You can download the full report […]

The Security Sector in Perspective

December 30, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

This study identifies how individuals from the security sector view the current state of the sector and examines their perspectives on economic and regulatory changes. The key feature of this study was to design and administer an online survey of the security sector, completed anonymously and by three main groups: directors and managers of companies supplying security, procurers of security […]

SRI: Security Strategy Toolkit

December 28, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

Surprisingly few organisations have a security strategy in place – and even less have an effective strategy. Our research prior to developing the toolkit had found that only one in three companies have a full, board approved, security strategy. Even when a security strategy was in place it was rarely ‘fit for purpose’, lacking specific objectives to guide the work […]

SRI: Procuring Security Toolkit

November 28, 2013 perpetuity-research Leave a comment

Previous research showed that the procurement process used for purchasing security goods and services does not always work to the benefit of the buyer and/or supplier. We identified that much could be gained from a research study drawing on the experiences of those engaged in the procurement process. This research allowed us to identify ways to overcome potential problems as […]

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