One-Day In-Person Session · For Management and Specialists
Are we affected?
Where do we stand? What should we do right away?
The kick-off brings together senior leadership and operational staff. In a single day, you’ll address the three key questions and leave with a list of tasks designed to prepare you specifically for the implementation workshop.
What to Bring
Five results in one day
The kick-off remains pragmatic. Small steps are better than perfect plans that never get implemented.
01
Assess the impact
A structured assessment of whether and where classified and non-classified material is generated or required within the company.
02
Assess the location
An honest self-assessment across the areas of organization, human resources, construction, documents, and IT.
03
Clarify Responsibilities
The minimal security structure and management’s overall responsibility, which cannot be delegated.
04
Initiate immediate action
The first effective steps, each with a person in charge and a deadline.
05
Hand out homework
Mandatory checklist for preparing for the setup workshop.
06
Book as a basis
The practical guide serves as a common thread throughout all the modules of the day.
Procedure
Your Day at a Glance
Six modules, ranging from the impact assessment to the handover of the homework list.
Arrival, Goals, Rules of the Game
A shared understanding of the process and the outcome.
Conduct a Structured Assessment of the Impact
In what circumstances does a client create or request VS-NfD material? Drawings, specifications, and project plans may also be affected.
Current Situation and a Top Priority
VS-NfD as a Management Issue: Overall Responsibility, Limits on Delegation, and Management’s Duty to Oversee.
Assessment of Current Status with Self-Evaluation
Their level of maturity across the following areas: organization, human resources, structural safety, document management, and IT.
Understanding and Implementing Immediate Measures
Effective first steps and the initial binding commitments, including the person in charge and the deadline.
Homework List and Handover
The Bridge to the Building Workshop.
The guiding principle is: organize, delegate, monitor. Overall responsibility remains with management. It cannot be fully delegated. Delegation does not mean abdication (Sattler 2026, Chapter 5.1.2).
The Basis for Their Work
The Guide to Assessing Your Current Situation
During the kick-off meeting, we’ll work together to determine where your company stands. The practical guide provides the framework for this: the key areas that every thorough assessment of your current position should address.
Nonfiction · 1st Edition
Successfully Implementing VS-NfD in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses!
A one-day workshop provides clarity on the current situation. The book delves deeper into the underlying principles: It outlines responsibilities, security organization, and the path to security clearance support.
- Responsibility and Organization in SMEs
- The Path to Security Clearance
- The Most Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Dr. Claus Michael Sattler · ISBN 978-3-69250-028-7
Immediate Measures
Effective Steps to Get Started
Actions from the key areas of focus that you can initiate right away following the kick-off.
- Appoint a security representative or contact person
- Identify processes and documents relevant to VS
- Review and Restrict Access Permissions
- Check the storage of classified and restricted-use material
- Prepare the commitment of the affected employees
- Clarify the Classification of Classified Information
- Arrange Transportation and Shipping
- Ensure disposal in accordance with approved procedures
- Establish a reporting procedure for losses and incidents
- Initiate efforts to raise awareness among the workforce
Areas of Action for Personnel, Material, and Document-Related Security According to Sattler 2026, Chapters 8, 9, and 10; Security Organization According to Sattler 2026, Chapter 5.
Why now?
Those who act early help shape the future
Those who start late end up reacting under pressure and risk losing contracts due to a lack of documentation.
3 Questions
Are we affected? Where do we stand? What should we do right away?
1 day
Assessment of the Current Situation and First Concrete Steps
Months
Preparing for the admissions process: Start early and you’ll have plenty of time