What is the purpose of a POAM schedule?

• A. To specify completion dates and milestone dates
• B. To document system requirements
• C. To list vulnerabilities
• D. To assign access rights

Answer: (A)

Plan of Actions and Milestones scheduling focuses on when remediation steps will be completed. The schedule portion defines completion dates and milestone dates, assigns owners, and tracks progress so that security weaknesses are addressed in a timely and auditable way. This timing and accountability are what keep remediation efforts on track and provide a clear path to closure for audit and compliance purposes. Documentation of system requirements describes what the system should do, not when actions occur; listing vulnerabilities is a catalog of issues without the planned remediation timeline; and assigning access rights concerns who can access resources, not when remediation tasks will be finished.