CHAPTER 1: PROJECT MANDATE

It may be something of a cliché but, for information security management system (ISMS) projects, it is certainly true to say that ‘well begun is halfway done’. The person charged with leading an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS implementation project has to reduce something that looks complex, difficult and expensive into a well-considered plan that can be achieved in the allocated time frame and with the resources provided. And then they must make sure that it is delivered!

What this means is that the ISMS project manager has to set up the project to make adequate use of their resources – including perhaps the most valuable one: time. They need to complete the project and meet milestones at appropriate intervals and take into ...

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