Project Management

Initiating Stage

processes

develop project charter

identify stakeholders

potential stakeholders

Client/Customer Organization

Project Sponsor

Point of Contact

Senior Management

Target System/Network Manager

Target System/Network Administrators

Network Administrators

Network Defense Administrators

Penetration Test Team

Project Manager

Functional Manager

Senior Management

Pentest Engineers

Procurement Department

Government Agencies

Local law Enforcement

Local Law Enforcement Investigators

Federal Law Enforcement

Third-Party Groups

Internet Service Providers

Subject-Matter Experts/Consultants

Planning Stage

Executing Stage

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing Stage

Formal Project Review

Effort Evaluation

Identification of New Projects

Future Project Priority Identification

Overall security risk to the client

Cost of each project

Financial gain of each project

Length of time needed for each project

Skills needed to successfully complete each project

Staff/resource availability

Project sponsor/requestor