1 PLANNING Methodology to identify stakeholders CLIENTS PROVIDERS CYBERSECURITY SPONSORS AND PROMOTERS STRATEGIC PARTNERS INFLUENTIAL ACTORS To identify stakeholders, the CSIRT project manager must recruit a small team that represents a variety of interests and organizations. This is to ensure that multiple perspectives and specializations are incorporated into the stakeholder selection and engagement process. If possible, in an person on the team who is more neutral, or not necessarily a part of the stakeholder community. The actual process of determining stakeholders should consist of a preliminary brainstorming session followed by informational interviews. 20 A B C D As explained above, the stakeholders can be grouped ac- this information, which will help the project team visualize the information more easily. The diagrams on pages 22-23 shows the initial structure of a mental map to begin brainstorming and identifying stakeholders. 21