Challenge

The team had partial controls in place but inconsistent evidence, unclear ownership, and schedule risk tied to broad initial scope.

Execution model

  • Re-scoped in-scope systems and users to the actual contract data boundary.
  • Mapped control owners by function with weekly artifact checkpoints.
  • Aligned technical fixes and policy updates to one remediation backlog.
  • Ran mock interview drills to validate consistency and traceability.

Results

  • Reduced timeline uncertainty with measurable weekly completion targets.
  • Improved control-to-evidence traceability across priority families.
  • Enabled leadership reporting with clear status and residual risk.

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