POA&M Management Software

Yes. The workflow in Onspring’s POA&M software includes the full POA&M management lifecycle from identifying a weakness to analyzing the risk level, accepting risks and instigating corrective action plans, to estimating costs and completion dates, and documenting progress and results.

While the process workflow is ready-made in Onspring, you can easily adjust any step to accommodate variances specific to your agency.

Yes. Dashboards in Onspring bring all relevant POA&M tracking information into a centralized view. This means you’ll have real-time, consolidated reporting of all known issues and can drill directly into details to understand remediation efforts, including timing, milestones and costs.

Yes. Onspring dashboards provide a consolidated view into all issues, which include reports to segment risks by level so your team can take a risk-based approach to issues triaging and prioritization. Automated triggers in Onspring can also be used to notify team members when high-risk weaknesses are logged. This functionality provides immediate visibility to escalate issues for remediation.

Onspring POA&M software can manage issues generated by audit, A&A and configuration management processes. Issues can be logged directly in Onspring by a user, or automation can ingest issues from other software, email sends and even Slack instant messages.

On average, customers experience 40% time savings when using Onspring and prevent hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and costs from security deficiencies. We provide:

• Always-on live reporting eliminates time spent aggregating and formatting data for reports.
• Automated project management eliminates time spent assigning tasks, following up with owners, and keeping all stakeholders updated with costs, timelines, and open risks.
• Relational data connects weaknesses to controls, policies, and frameworks so you know every element of your agency that is impacted.

Both NIST and FedRAMP offer documents to guide your POA&M process.

• NIST 800-18 Guide for Developing Security Plans
• NIST 800-171 CUI POA&M Template
• FedRAMP POA&M Completion Guide

Onspring admin services can help you every step of the way with configuration of your POA&M management, from implementation to ongoing admin services or special builds.

The use of software to manage POA&M is not a legal mandate. However, businesses working under DoD contracts are required to comply with DFARS rule 252.204-7012 to protect controlled unclassified information. Ultimately, that compliance means a business must implement the cybersecurity requirements outlined in the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-171 standard.

Within this standard, a business is required to systematically assess its cybersecurity risk, namely the risks associated with incomplete 800-171 compliance. Additionally, the business is also required to instill a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), identifying steps that the business will carry out to mitigate those incomplete 800-171 risks.

Due to the complexities, timelines and budget, automating your POA&M management with Onspring software is often the most efficient way to streamline workflows, reporting and documentation.

Yes. Identify and classify deficiencies arising from control evaluation procedures, establish corrective action plans associated with Risk Evaluations & Internal Control Assessments and report on issue severity, ownership and status.

Yes. You can implement Onspring on your own once your designated administrator completes training. Training ensures success and faster implementation. The beauty of your training + our no-code platform is that anyone with knowledge of your business can implement and run point as a system administrator. No developers or IT resources are needed for implementation or updates.

If you have complex processes, we recommend consulting with our professional services team first. They can work with you to ensure optimal setup or configure solutions to fit your business needs.

Yes. Onspring supports integration with systems like Docusign, Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Slack and many more. Expand Onspring’s capabilities further by integrating it with other systems through the Onspring API.

Onspring offers multiple types of training, which can be combined for an ongoing learning experience:

• Onspring Essentials: This immersive class for administrators teaches the fundamentals of configuration and best practices for end-user adoption.
• Bootcamps: These focused training classes for administrators dive deep into specific Onspring features to help you achieve your goals for data management, process automation, and reporting.
• Web Training: On-demand videos are available 24/7 so you can learn to use Onspring on your schedule. Topics include configuring apps, importing data, creating surveys, using formulas, automating processes, and more.
• Free Friday Training: The name says it all. It’s free and held on Fridays twice per month. These 30-minute remote learning sessions often highlight new features so you always know what’s available for use.

Learn more about training.