# Cyber Portfolio Project Planner

North Star Security

Use this planner to turn a lab, CTF-style exercise, SOC alert, or security review into a portfolio-ready project.

## 1. Project snapshot

**Project title:**  
**Scenario/problem:**  
**Role you played:**  
**Tools/log sources used:**  
**Primary deliverable:** Report / Timeline / Evidence packet / Dashboard / Writeup  

## 2. What you are proving

Choose 1-2 proof points:

- I can investigate an alert
- I can analyze logs
- I can build a timeline
- I can write a clear report
- I can document evidence
- I can recommend practical remediation
- I can explain business impact

## 3. Evidence to collect

- Screenshots
- Log snippets or exports
- Commands used
- Timeline table
- Findings and assumptions
- Remediation notes
- Final report or writeup

## 4. Deliverable checklist

- Clear project summary
- Tools and data sources listed
- Timeline or workflow shown
- Findings explained
- Evidence included
- Recommendations documented
- Resume bullet drafted
- Interview story practiced

## 5. Interview story builder

> I worked on [scenario]. My goal was to [objective]. I used [tools/data] to investigate [activity]. I found [finding], supported by [evidence]. I recommended [action], and I documented the work as [deliverable].

## 6. Resume bullet draft

> Investigated [event/finding] using [tool/log source], documented [evidence/report], and recommended [action/outcome].

## North Star standard

A project is not complete until you can explain and defend it.