A strategic asset protection plan offers clarity and an enhanced level of trust in operational processes. It produces a consistency of effort and action that demonstrates upper managements’ commitment to building trust with stakeholders', to strengthening loyalty and to securing jobs for employees. This lends to the betterment of the overall health of the organization.

The current trend within business to help achieve overall health through building solid employee relations has been proven to give way to such benefits as increased productivity and a strong sense of team in supporting and achieving the organization's vision.

In reviewing the return on investment for creating a strategic protection plan the results are evident. Costly investigations, potential inability to prosecute, insurance premium increases, loss of employee morale, potential liability and the cost of implementing individual security measures to offset the loss after it has occurred are, themselves, proof of the soundness in putting a protection strategy in place.

A strategic asset protection plan is a resource to support the core operational methodology of any organization. It is an on-going plan of action that partners well with strategic planning as an integral tool in guiding organizational growth and success.

This strategic approach to addressing the areas of concern regarding asset loss within an organization is supported by three core assessments:

Asset Identification & Inventory

This process identifies the hard and soft assets of your organization.

The inventory typically raises awareness of the many assets not acknowledged as potential points of loss. This is an invaluable exercise in taking stock of the true value of the organization from a micro and macro level. 

Threat Assessment
Manmade and natural threats are identified through a comprehensive assessment of the entire organization and each of its elements.

Once threats have been clearly identified, vulnerabilities to these threats within the organization can be discovered and evaluated.

Departmental processes, money-handling protocols, existing security solutions, perimeter protection, lighting, information flow, personnel security and disaster recovery plans are some of the key aspects scrutinized during this portion of the asset protection program.

This is where the risks being faced are clarified and brought to light for review.

‘86% of the cases, the victim either had
insufficient controls, or allowed
the controls to be ignored
by employees/management’*

Risk Tolerance & Acceptable Loss

Instrumental in ensuring a protection strategy that truly fits the needs of an organization is knowing the boundaries of tolerance and defining the acceptable loss for those in authority to assume these risks.

In reviewing the identified threats and vulnerabilities, the opportunity to determine where losses can be accepted offers an increased level of awareness and control to the business strategy process that is at the core of any organization.

The Plan is in Hand - Now What?

Upon completion of the Strategic Asset Protection Plan, support services are offered to ensure its successful implementation.

Lyndon Conrad has a built strong, collaborative network of businesses that offer the high quality, professional secondary sources of asset protection recommended in each customized plan.

Follow-up consultations are scheduled to keep the plan on track and yearly reviews are available.

© Lyndon Conrad 2008