Overview
On the final course day students will learn the key components for running an effective CIP compliance program. We will review the NERC processes for standards development, violation penalty determination, Requests for Interpretation, and recent changes stemming from the Reliability Assurance Initiative. Additionally, we'll identify recurring and audit-related processes that keep a CIP compliance program on track: culture of compliance, annual assessments, gap analysis, TFE's, and self-reporting. We'll also look at the challenge of preparing for NERC audits and provide tips to be prepared to demonstrate the awesome work your team is doing. Finally, we'll look at some real-life CIP violations and discuss what happened and the lessons we can take away. At the end of day 5, students will have a strong call to action to participate in the on-going development of CIP within their organization and in the industry overall as well as a sense that CIP is do-able! Labs on day 5 will cover DOE C2M2, audit tools, and an audit-focused take on a "blue team - red team" exercise.
Topics
CIP Processes for Maintaining Compliance
Preparing for an Audit
Audit Follow-Up
CIP Industry Activities
Standards Process
CIP of the Future