Gathering requirements and collecting data are important elements in learning about the organization's security posture status, and as input to any proposal or action plan for improvements. There are many methods of collecting data and information.

After reading the article Setting the Course PDF on www.pmi.org about gathering and analyzing project requirements, write an initial post in which you share your experience with data collection and requirement gathering for a proposal or project. Align your experience with the importance of how data is collected for security awareness programs. Explain what method you used to collect it. Why did you select this method over others? How does this compare to data collection for security awareness programs?