Summary

As you have seen throughout this chapter, the use for a roadmap will only provide greater success for a broader cybersecurity program. If you are just beginning your role as a new leader, you need to quickly learn the current landscape and what needs to be prioritized. To do this, you will need to build yourself a plan that will support you as you continue to learn the current state and what activities you need to execute next. A roadmap is one of the most efficient ways to accomplish this. Your roadmap will also help as you work through your project items every year. This is where the overall program and project management activities fall within the broader cybersecurity program. Having efficient resources to support the overall program and project-related tasks is needed for a more successful program.

You are going to need to assess the current state of your program and the broader organization to provide more useful and relevant roadmaps. You will have a lot of homework...