• 5 chapters

    3 requirements, plus an Overview and Wrap-Up

  • 23 short lessons

    Understand, implement, then assess and prove

  • 10 videos

    Narrated, 3 to 5 minutes each

  • About 60 minutes

    Self-paced, with 12 months of access

  • 1 workbook

    Your Planning rows, filled in as you go

  • Certificate

    Pass the final assessment at 80%. Earn 1 CPE

Three documents the rest of your program leans on

Planning has only three requirements, but every other family depends on what they produce: your policies and procedures, your system security plan, and your rules of behavior. Together they break into 25 determination statements in SP 800-171A, including 3 organization-defined parameters for how often each document is reviewed and updated. Two of the three are new in Revision 3, and the Revision 2 security plan requirement now lives here, in 03.15.02.

This course takes every requirement through the same three steps. First you learn what it asks for and the risk behind it. Then you see a practical way to put it in place that fits your environment. Last, you learn how it gets assessed and what evidence proves it. A running case, Harbor Point Machining (a fictional company), shows each step on a system that looks like yours.

By the end, you'll be able to

  • Explain what each Planning requirement asks for and the risk it addresses

  • Set the family's 3 organization-defined parameter values and record who approved each one

  • Plan a policy and procedure set, a system security plan, and rules of behavior that fit your organization

  • Choose evidence for each determination statement and spot the gaps that lead to "other than satisfied"

  • Roll up your Planning readiness with your top gaps, owners, and dates

Leave with your Planning rows filled in, not just notes

In the Overview you'll download the Master Readiness Workbook, the one spreadsheet you'll use across every family course, along with a Control Reference Guide for each of the 3 requirements. Every chapter ends with you recording that requirement's parameter values, evidence, owners, and gaps. In the Wrap-Up you roll the family up into one readiness view, with your top three gaps and an owner and date for each. Use sanitized descriptions only, and never enter CUI. The workbook is a working record. It moves the work forward, but it isn't proof of compliance.

Course curriculum

    1. Planning Overview | Family Overview

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    2. Planning Overview | Your Downloads

    1. 03.15.01 | Control Reference Guide

    2. 03.15.01 | Lesson 1: Understand the Requirement

    3. 03.15.01 | Lesson 2: Implement the Requirement

    4. 03.15.01 | Lesson 3: Assess and Prove the Requirement

    5. 03.15.01 | Knowledge Check

    6. 03.15.01 | Requirement Summary

    1. 03.15.02 | Control Reference Guide

    2. 03.15.02 | Lesson 1: Understand the Requirement

    3. 03.15.02 | Lesson 2: Implement the Requirement

    4. 03.15.02 | Lesson 3: Assess and Prove the Requirement

    5. 03.15.02 | Knowledge Check

    6. 03.15.02 | Requirement Summary

    1. 03.15.03 | Control Reference Guide

    2. 03.15.03 | Lesson 1: Understand the Requirement

    3. 03.15.03 | Lesson 2: Implement the Requirement

    4. 03.15.03 | Lesson 3: Assess and Prove the Requirement

    5. 03.15.03 | Knowledge Check

    6. 03.15.03 | Requirement Summary

    1. Planning Wrap-Up | Family Readiness Roll-Up

    2. Planning Wrap-Up | Planning Assessment

    3. Planning Wrap-Up | Completion and Next Steps

    1. Course Survey

About this course

  • $149.00

Everything in the course, for 12 months

One payment covers all 3 Planning requirement chapters, a Control Reference Guide for each requirement, the Master Readiness Workbook, the final assessment, and your certificate. Work at your own pace, with 12 months of access.

People responsible for putting NIST SP 800-171 Planning requirements in place at federal contractors that handle CUI. We recommend taking NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 Foundations first.

  • Compliance leads

    Who own the SSP, the policy set, and the reviews that keep them current.

  • IT and security staff

    Who supply the system details the SSP has to describe.

  • Consultants and MSPs

    Who write and maintain policies and SSPs across many clients.

  • Managers

    Who approve policies, set review frequencies, and sign off on the SSP.

Instructor

Brian Hubbard

Lead CCA

Brian Hubbard is President of Evolved Cyber and has more than 40 years of cybersecurity experience supporting federal contractors, the defense community, and the intelligence community. A Lead Certified CMMC Assessor and CMMC instructor, he has led certification assessments and helped organizations prepare to demonstrate how their security programs work in practice. Brian also contributed to the original NIST Cybersecurity Framework. In this course, he brings that experience to NIST SP 800-171 Revision 3, helping leaders understand its implications for governance, systems, documentation, suppliers, and assessment readiness.

FAQ

  • Do I need to take Foundations first?

    It's recommended, not required. Foundations teaches the method for reading Revision 3 requirements, parameters, and assessment objectives that every family course builds on.

  • Which requirements and values apply to my organization?

    The agreements that cover your system determine which requirements and parameter values apply. The course shows you how to find and record them.

  • Is the certificate a professional certification?

    No. It confirms you completed this course and passed its final assessment.

  • Can I enter real system details in the workbook?

    Use sanitized descriptions only. Never put CUI in the workbook.

  • How long do I have access?

    12 months from the day you enroll.

  • Is this course part of a bundle?

    Yes. Planning is in the Starter bundle ($399), the Governance and Risk bundle ($499), and Complete Control Mastery ($1,495). Every bundle includes Foundations.

One requirement at a time, from reading it to proving it.

Fifteen minutes or less per requirement, and every one ends with something real in your workbook.

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