About IPSRM™
From the site to the boardroom.
IPSRM™ is a methodology for assessing physical security and reporting it to those who decide. It was created by Stephen Beels and is delivered and licensed through Vertex Method Ltd.
What it is
A method for assessing a site and reporting it to a board.
Two competent assessors given the same evidence can reach different conclusions, and a board cannot tell which to trust. IPSRM™ gives assessors one structure for collecting evidence, rating what they find and reporting it, so the reasoning can be seen and the results compared.
The creator
Stephen Beels
Stephen served 31 years in the Metropolitan Police, mostly in counter-terrorism and serious crime intelligence, then spent 18 years in security consultancy, with his own company from 2011. He has carried out around 600 physical security assessments, reviews and penetration tests since 2008.
Advisers and director
Who supports Vertex Method.
Joe Connell MBE
Strategic Adviser to IPSRM™
Joe is an acknowledged leader in the UK and international security sector. Following a policing career, culminating at a senior level in New Scotland Yard, he spent a further two decades engaged on international capacity building in the security sector, delivering award-winning programmes. Appointed as a Member of the Most Honourable Order of the British Empire (MBE) for ‘Services to Security, Counter Terrorism and International Security Capacity Building’, Joe is also a former chairman of the Association of Security Consultants and of the Security Commonwealth.
He advises Vertex Method, in a personal capacity, on the direction of IPSRM™ and on how it is likely to be received by consultants, professional bodies and the wider security sector.
Julie Gillis CB
Adviser to IPSRM™ (Public Sector)
Julie is a former Public Sector Change Director, a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) honoured for public service, and a Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) graduate. She has led major government transformation programmes, including the UK border systems and services portfolio, and has reviewed major government projects for the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
Now a charity trustee, mentor and coach, she advises Vertex Method in a personal capacity on public sector procurement, adoption of innovative technologies, and governance for organisations operating across multiple sites.
Linda Beels
Director of Corporate Services
Following a distinguished career in the Metropolitan Police Service, where she held specialist roles in counter-terrorism within Special Branch and the Counter Terrorism Command at New Scotland Yard, Linda transitioned into business, providing operational support and financial oversight to businesses and consultancies.
As Director of Corporate Services, she leads Vertex Method’s corporate support functions, with responsibility for financial management, governance, operational effectiveness and business continuity. Her experience brings together specialist operational insight, disciplined financial oversight and strong organisational governance.
Advisers act in a personal capacity and not on behalf of any employer or other body. Their involvement is not an approval or endorsement of IPSRM™ by any authority. Testimonials on this site are the personal views of those who gave them.
Why Vertex
Where two lines meet.
A vertex is the point where two lines meet. One line starts on the site, with what an assessor finds. The other starts in the boardroom, with what a decision-maker needs to understand and decide. In IPSRM™ they meet at the calibrated rating, with its reasons recorded.
Vertex Method Ltd is the company through which IPSRM™ is delivered and licensed.
See it working
Try IPSRM Field in Demo mode.
A complete assessment of a fictional company, in your browser, with nothing to install.