Every SENTRE Engagement Starts with Discovery
SENTRE is not a one-size-fits-all platform. It adapts to your existing federal contracting operations. Every engagement starts with a focused discovery discussion to map your workflows, understand your operational constraints, and confirm that SENTRE can support your environment without forcing process changes.
Why Discovery Matters
No two federal contractors operate identically. Your contract mix, CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) flows, team structures, and existing systems are unique to your organization. A compliance solution that doesn’t fit your real operations creates documentation gaps, workflow friction, and audit risk.
SENTRE’s discovery process is designed to surface these realities before any configuration begins, ensuring the solution we deploy reflects how your organization actually works—not how a generic template assumes you work.
Interview Focus
Contract Lifecycle
- How contract awards are recorded and processed
- Order and delivery order initiation workflows
- CLIN/SLIN structures and option periods
- Funding and modification tracking
CUI Flows & Data Handling
- Where CUI originates and how it flows through your organization
- Roles and individuals who access CUI
- Existing CUI systems and processes
- Current data handling and storage practices
Deliverables & Operations
- Deliverable types—products, services, reports
- Logistics and inventory management processes
- Subcontractor and vendor relationships involving CUI
- Existing compliance activities and documentation
ITG Collaborates with Your Key Teams
Our discovery interviews are structured to capture operational reality across your organization, not just IT.
Executive Leadership
- Strategic alignment
- CUI Contract portfolio overview
- Compliance investment decisions, and
- Timeline expectations
Contracts & Finance
- Award structures
- Delivery order patterns
- CLIN management
- Billing workflows, and
- DCAA-related requirements
IT & Security (on-premises scope only)
- Existing infrastructure
- Network architecture
- Identity management
- Current security tools, and
- Technical constraints
Operations & Program Management
- Day-to-day workflows
- CUI handling
- Deliverable management, and
- Staff who will use SENTRE daily
What You Receive: A Compatibility Assessment
Out-of-the-Box Alignments
Areas where SENTRE’s standard configuration directly supports your existing workflows and processes with no modification required.
Required Configurations
Specific workflow and role configurations needed to tailor SENTRE to your contract structures, CUI flows, and operational patterns.
Complementary Processes
Any additional procedural or organizational adjustments needed to achieve full CMMC Level 2 alignment alongside SENTRE’s technical controls.
If SENTRE Isn’t the Right Fit…
If SENTRE is not the right fit for your organization, you will be advised accordingly. We believe your success is more important than forcing a solution that doesn’t fit. That’s how we build trust.
Discovery Timeline
1
Initial Consultation
Schedule an introductory call to discuss your contract portfolio, current compliance posture, and CMMC timeline goals.
2
Staff Interviews
Structured sessions with your executive, contracts, finance, IT, and operations teams.
3
Compatibility Assessment
In compatibility assessment we establish how SENTRE maps to your company’s business workflows.
4
Proposal
Provide cost and project duration timeline.
5
Implementation Decision
Review and verify the compatibility assessment with your team. Confirm scope, timeline, and engagement terms before implementation begins.
How We Approach Discovery
Documentation
- Documentation of client processes and workflows
- Discovered processes are mapped to SENTRE’s capabilities
Minimal Disruption
- Discovery sessions are focused and efficient
- Project timeline will accommodate your schedule and operational priorities
Full Transparency
- You receive a written compatibility assessment outlining all findings
- If SENTRE isn’t the right fit, we’ll tell you before you commit
Ready to move from planning to operating in a CMMC Level 2–aligned environment? SENTRE provides a defined, auditable enclave built on ITG’s proven Federal IT capabilities.