The planning stage is when you define which compliance initiatives to undertake based on the prioritized results of the assessment. Your resources develop detailed plans, cost estimates and business cases to justify changes to the key policies, strategies, processes, and technologies to meet the compliance requirements.
Audit and compliance planning includes the following key elements:
Refine cost estimates and develop resource schedules.
Ensure stakeholders understand and approve compliance plan.
Commit the resources to the plan and your appropriate project leaders.