Cybersecurity Project Manager
This chapter focuses on the role of the Cybersecurity Project Manager. As we previously discussed, the product manager is focused on “why this product is important” and working to drive its implementation or maturation. A project manager will focus on the delivery and completion of a list of defined tasks and deliverables in order to successfully complete the project objectives.
The role is sometimes just called a Project Manager and it might be located within the Project Management Office (PKMO) of more mature organizations and outside of the specific Information Security Office (ISO). Although some organizations are moving away from using Project Manager in the title in favor of more technically focused titles like Technical Project Manager (TPM), the project manager title is still very common and is, therefore, the title that will be used throughout the remainder of the chapter. For Project Manager jobs of this type, it would be wise...