CMMC FAQs
Your scope and boundary will determine the level of effort required... it's not the same for everyone.
CMMC is not a one time event, there are recurring task, lots of historic evidence required, and ongoing requirements year over year.
Our Approach to CMMC Compliance Support
Phase One: Assessment + Quick Wins
- Discovery: getting to know the organization, the data flows, the staff, and the LOE on the project; Gap Assessment on the Policy, Procedures, Guidelines and Standards in production (est 20 hours)
- Policy Packet v1: filling in the gaps above, crafting documents as needed. (est 20 hours)
- Control Implementation v1: implementing the low effort, low cost controls throughout the tech stack to deliver immediate value to the client. Not complete, but a great start... potentially addressing a significant number of controls (est 20 hours)
**Preparation for Phase Two by proposing a more detailed next step**
Phase Two: Implementing Target State Controls + Evidence Collection
- Defining the Boundary - what is scope?
- Control Implementation v2: working through the next round of controls.
- Document Management: building the organization, repositories, etc.; artifact collection
- POAM + SSP: drafting the System Security Plan and the Plan of Action and Milestones
**Preparation for Phase Three by proposing a more detailed next steps**
Phase Three: Project Completion + Maintenance
- POAM: Systematically addressing outstanding items (non-technical and technical)
- SSP v2: completion
- Documentation v3: final review, approvals, and organization for auditors (as needed)
- Maintenance: assuring target state for all efforts above are kept up to date
- Change Management: "care and feeding" + live evidence collection
Phase Four: Audit Support
- Advisor
- Support throughout C3POA Assessment