Why Project Management is Crucial to Cybersecurity

For cyber security projects to be effective, IT and security professionals need to implement a solid project management plan. Working with a team including an experienced project manager can help ensure that projects are executed smoothly, completed on time, stay on budget and that nothing falls through the cracks in the course of implementation which can make such solution to be vulnerable in the future. In this presentation, we will first cover the need for cybersecurity and cybersecurity projects, some of the projects you can expect to encounter, and how project management fits in both strategically and tactically.

Hunter Thevis | Global Data Systems | Account Executive

Hunter Thevis is a technology nerd with fascinations in cybersecurity and WAN infrastructures. He is a Lafayette native that completed his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University majoring in Information Systems & Decision Sciences and a minor in Management Information Systems. He will finish his Master of Business Administration degree in May of this year with a focus in Finance.

Hunter works with a locally headquartered technology company by the name of Global Data Systems. He started his career there as a Project Manager and has recently made the move to Account Executive.

5:30PM - 6:00PM | Sign-In & Networking

6:00PM - 7:30PM | Dinner Meeting with Speaker

Meal will be catered by: iMonelli Restaurant

This meeting is sponsored by:

This meeting will count for 1.5 PDUs for PMI credential holders

Talent Triangle: Technical Project Management

PDUs will be submitted for PMI Baton Rouge chapter members

All other PMI credential holders are responsible for self-reporting PDUs