Every chief has watched a promising technology purchase die in the implementation queue. The vendor demo took an hour; the CAD integration took eighteen months. So when a new system is proposed, the first question from your command staff - and your IT director - is usually not "does it work?" but "what will it take to stand up?"
This infographic answers that question on one page. Guardian Score goes live in two to four weeks across four phases: configure the survey and roster, soft launch with a small group of volunteer officers, roll out department-wide, and operate as part of normal patrol workflow. There is no CAD or RMS integration anywhere in the sequence - a browser and an email address are the entire technical footprint, which is why the timeline holds for a 40-officer agency and a 400-officer agency alike. Hand it to your IT director before the objections start, or drop it into a procurement packet as the implementation plan.
For what the data looks like once you're live, start with How to Measure Community Trust in Policing - or talk to us about your agency's timeline.
