NERC CIP Compliance for North American Energy Playbook – Excel XLSX

BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
2. 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
3. 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use

CYBER SECURITY EXCEL DESCRIPTION

NERC CIP Compliance for North American Energy Playbook is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental Zip archive file document available for immediate download upon purchase.

NERC CIP Compliance Implementation Playbook for North American Energy Sector Ope

64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 Excel workbooks) | 349+ spreadsheet tabs | 2,730+ rows of structured content | 11 organised folders

NERC CIP compliance is a continuous, high-stakes discipline for entities operating bulk electric system assets in North America. Every standard, every auditable requirement, and every piece of evidence matters. A structured implementation approach, with clear artefacts and ownership, is how responsible entities stay compliant and keep the lights on.

WHAT YOU GET: A THREE-PHASE JOURNEY

Phase 1: Diagnose. Seven domain assessments (30 questions each, 210 total) score your maturity across Critical Cyber Asset Identification, Physical Security of Critical Facilities, Electronic Security Perimeter Design, and related areas. You can complete the Quick Scan diagnostic in under an hour and know exactly where the biggest gaps and opportunities sit.

Phase 2: Set Goals. Five PM template workbooks with roadmaps, RACI matrices, milestone trackers, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans. These lock in scope, timeline, and accountability before a single line of implementation work starts, which is consistently where programmes succeed or stall.

Phase 3: Implement. Nine operational runbooks and checklists covering incident response, compliance, vendor and third-party handling, and handover and integration. Every runbook is built to be followed by a working team, not read and filed. Pro tips, example rows, and common-mistake callouts give you the benefit of hard-won practitioner experience from the first day.

7 DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS (210 QUESTIONS)
•  Critical Cyber Asset Identification
•  Physical Security of Critical Facilities
•  Electronic Security Perimeter Design
•  Access Control and Identity Management
•  Security Monitoring and Intrusion Detection
•  Incident Response and Recovery Planning
•  Configuration Management and Patching

9 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS
•  Annual Compliance Validation Checklist
•  Backup and Recovery Verification Runbook
•  Configuration Change Control Handoff Protocol
•  Critical Facility Physical Access Runbook
•  Electronic Security Perimeter Configuration Checklist
•  Incident Response Playbook NERC CIP
•  Patch Management Lifecycle Checklist
•  Privileged Account Management Procedure Guide
•  Third Party Access Integration Checklist

The full kit also includes a practitioner-grade library of PM forms spanning all five PMBOK process groups, KPI dashboards, risk and compliance registers, and reference cards. Every template comes pre-populated with domain-specific example data so your team can start editing, not staring at blank rows. You get a consistent operating system across diagnostic, planning, delivery, and sustainment, which is how mature programmes compound improvement year over year.

WHO THIS IS FOR: NERC CIP compliance managers, OT security leaders, and control centre operations.

Aligned with NERC CIP.

Instant download. Start your first assessment within the hour.

Source: Best Practices in Cyber Security Excel: NERC CIP Compliance for North American Energy Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk