CMMC readiness assessment and gap analysis

What the engagement should produce

A serious readiness engagement should do more than produce a score. It should translate your environment into an assessment-ready plan. That means scoping context, a control-by-control review against the 110 NIST SP 800-171 practices, prioritized remediation workstreams, documentation needs mapped to ownership, and a realistic sequencing of what must happen before you can pass a formal assessment.

We produce a readiness review that your compliance manager or internal IT team can hand to your MSP on Monday morning with clear, actionable direction.

Inputs we use

• Existing network diagrams and asset lists (even rough versions help)
• Current policies and procedures
• Cloud environment configuration context
• Existing SPRS score and any prior assessment documentation
• Active contracts referencing DFARS 252.204-7012 or 252.204-7021
• Previous POA&M items if any exist

Typical outputs

• Current-state control review — each of the 110 practices evaluated against your environment
• Readiness summary and executive risk view — leadership-ready summary of gaps, risk exposure, and readiness confidence
• Prioritized remediation roadmap — workstreams organized by risk, effort, dependency, and ownership
• Implementation statement and evidence inputs — SSP-ready language and the evidence that substantiates each implemented control
• SSP and POA&M workplan inputs — structured inputs for documentation that follows the assessment
• Updated SPRS score estimate — a realistic view of your current self-assessment score and what changes it

Who needs a readiness review

• Contractors that received a prime contractor letter asking for CMMC compliance status
• Companies responding to a solicitation that includes DFARS 252.204-7021
• Businesses that completed a self-assessment but have a low or uncertain SPRS score
• Organizations that completed remediation work and want to validate readiness before a formal C3PAO assessment
• Contractors that have never formally evaluated their controls against NIST SP 800-171

What happens after the gap review

The readiness review is the foundation — not the finish line. After the review, you will have a clear picture of the gap count, a sequenced remediation plan, and documentation workstreams. The next phase is typically a combination of remediation implementation (technical and policy changes), SSP and POA&M development, and evidence collection. We can support that work directly or hand off to your internal team or MSP with a structured package.