An information security assessor for an organization finished an assessment that identified critical issues with the human resource new employee management software application. The assessor…

Requesting VP signatures on the original assessment is a procedural step that does not directly advance remediation and may bypass the appropriate application owners who manage the system day-to-day.

Including case studies from other organizations adds supporting context but does not directly engage the stakeholders responsible for acting on the findings.

Scheduling a meeting with key HR application stakeholders is the most effective next step because it brings together the decision-makers who own the affected system and have the authority to approve remediation. Direct stakeholder engagement creates accountability, allows the assessor to present findings in context, and builds the organizational momentum needed to prioritize and fund fixes.

Crafting an RFP to replace the application is premature and assumes a replacement decision has been made before any stakeholder discussion has occurred about the assessment findings.