SSP & POA&M Authoring
Production-grade documentation that maps cleanly to NIST SP 800-171A assessment objectives.
What this engagement is
Your System Security Plan is the document a C3PAO will spend the most time inside. It needs to read the way assessors expect to see it: mapped to the specific assessment objectives in NIST SP 800-171A, with implementation statements that describe what's actually in place — not aspirational language and not generic boilerplate.
Same goes for your Plan of Action & Milestones. Generic POA&Ms with vague closure dates get flagged immediately. Praedyn-authored POA&Ms include the specific control objective being remediated, the planned compensating measures, the owner, and a defensible closure milestone tied to the 180-day rule under conditional Level 2 status.
This is a documentation-focused engagement. We don't implement the controls — your team or another consultant handles that. We translate the work that's been done into authoritative artifacts the assessor will accept.
What you get
Deliverables included in the engagement
- SSP narrative across all 110 controls (or L1/L3 equivalents)
- Control implementation statements mapped to NIST SP 800-171A objectives
- POA&M for open items with milestone dates and owners
- Evidence reference index linked to your repository
- Related policy templates (where they don't already exist)
- Editable document set in your preferred format (Word, Markdown, GRC tool)
How we work
The phases of this engagement
Discovery interviews
Sit with control owners to understand what's actually implemented. Surface the gaps between what they do and what's written down today.
Control narrative drafting
Author each implementation statement against the relevant 800-171A objective. Tokenized for your environment, not generic boilerplate.
Internal review
Walk drafts with your team. Adjust language, validate accuracy, catch the things only an insider would know.
Finalize & handoff
Deliver the full document set with editable sources, evidence index, and a handoff session for your compliance lead.
Right fit signals
When this engagement is the right call
- You've implemented your controls but the documentation hasn't kept up
- Prior documentation has been criticized by a prime contractor or assessor
- You're moving from a generic template SSP to assessment-grade documentation
- You don't have the internal bandwidth to author 110 control narratives without external help
Engagement specs
Typical duration
4 – 8 weeks
Engagement model
Fixed-fee, milestone-based
Output formats
Word, Markdown, or GRC tool import
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