02295nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245008400055210006900139260004200208300001000250490000600260520145100266653001801717653002901735653002701764653001301791653003101804653003501835653003601870653003201906100001701938700001801955700002001973856003601993       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aManaging Cybersecurity Research and Experimental Development: The REVO Approach0 aManaging Cybersecurity Research and Experimental Development The  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/2013  a34-410 v33 aWe present a systematic approach for managing a research and experimental development cybersecurity program that must be responsive to continuously evolving cybersecurity, and other, operational concerns. The approach will be of interest to research-program managers, academe, corporate leads, government leads, chief information officers, chief technology officers, and social and technology policy analysts. The approach is compatible with international standards and procedures published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). The key benefits of the approach are the following: i) the breadth of the overall (cybersecurity) space is described; ii) depth statements about specific (cybersecurity) challenges are articulated and mapped to the breadth of the problem; iii) specific (cybersecurity) initiatives that have been resourced through funding or personnel are tracked and linked to specific challenges; and iv) progress is assessed through key performance indicators.

Although we present examples from cybersecurity, the method may be transferred to other domains. We have found the approach to be rigorous yet adaptive to change; it challenges an organization to be explicit about the nature of its research and experimental development in a manner that fosters alignment with evolving business priorities, knowledge transfer, and partner engagement. 10acybersecurity10aexperimental development10aperformance indicators10aresearch10aresearch program lifecycle10aresearch-activity descriptions10aresearch-requirement statements10astrategic research contexts1 aCraigen, Dan1 aVandeth, Drew1 aWalsh, D’Arcy  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/705