CHAPTER 18: STEP 1 – START THE PROJECT

It may be something of a cliché but, for cyber security implementation projects, it is certainly true to say that ‘well begun is half done’. The person charged with leading the project has to reduce something that looks potentially complex, difficult and expensive in terms of time and resources, to something that everyone believes can be achieved in the time frame allocated and with the resources allowed. And then you have to make sure that it is actually delivered!

What this means in practice is that the project leader has to set up the project in such a way that it is adequately resourced, that there is enough time (including for everything that may go wrong), and that everyone understands the risks in ...

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