If your CMMC plan is mostly “we wrote the policies,” you may be closer to a rude awakening than a clean assessment. We dig into early CMMC gap assessment lessons for Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors and translate what auditors are really signaling, especially when C3PAOs look beyond the System Security Plan (SSP) and ask for proof that controls run consistently in the real world.
We walk through the heavy lift most teams underestimate: evidence collection. Think screenshots, system logs, training attendance, vendor contracts, and the details that connect each artifact to a specific control. Our practical takeaway is to start an evidence locker now, not when the audit calendar starts breathing down your neck. Evidence gathered “as you go” is easier to trust, easier to organize, and far easier to defend.
Then we get strategic about scoping, because the CMMC boundary can make or break cost and outcomes. Scope too broadly and you waste time and money. Scope too narrowly and you risk missing where CUI and FCI actually flow, which is exactly what auditors will challenge. We also clarify POA&M limits under CMMC and why “fix it later” is not a plan, especially with tight deadlines.
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Luis G. Batista C.P.M., CPSM
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