Flagship · Hands-on companion to Cohort 2026

22-Day GRC Practical Simulation

Every day: a real scenario, a real deliverable, real critique. This is the hands-on companion to Srida IT’s flagship 22-Day GRC Program — you produce the artefacts a working GRC professional produces in the first 22 days on the job, and get an AI-partner review against the criteria a Srida partner would apply.

22 daily labs ~23 hours total 5 pillars covered Board-level capstone

Programme structure

Week 1

Days 1-4

Governance, Risk & Compliance Foundations

Week 2

Days 5-9

ISMS · ISO 27001 build-out

Week 3

Days 10-14

PCI DSS scoping + implementation

Week 4

Days 15-18

ITGC · SOX + SOC 2 audit readiness

Week 5

Days 19-22

DPDPA implementation + Capstone

Every day, one deliverable

Day 1GRC

Map an organisation's GRC landscape

NimbusStack is a ₹200 cr Indian SaaS company (500 employees, HQ Hyderabad, remote-first).

~45 min·5 success criteria
Day 2GRC

Build a risk register from 12 asset scenarios

You've just completed a rapid asset-discovery workshop at NimbusStack.

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 3GRC

Framework mapping — NIST CSF → ISO 27001 → SOC 2

NimbusStack's biggest US customer is asking for SOC 2 Type II.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 4GRC

Design an audit charter for a first-time engagement

Board wants NimbusStack's very first internal audit.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 5ISMS

Define ISMS scope + boundary for SwiftLend NBFC

SwiftLend (₹500 cr AUM NBFC, RBI-regulated) has decided to pursue ISO 27001 certification.

~45 min·5 success criteria
Day 6ISMS

Draft the Information Security Policy (ISMS-POL-01)

SwiftLend's Scope Statement (Day 5) has been ratified by the Board.

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 7ISMS

Risk assessment on 3 information assets

SwiftLend needs a formal ISO 27001-aligned risk assessment.

~75 min·6 success criteria
Day 8ISMS

Select applicable Annex A controls + build the SoA

Based on your Day 7 risk assessment, you must now produce the ISO 27001:2022 Statement of Applicability (SoA).

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 9ISMS

Plan an ISMS internal audit + build the checklist

SwiftLend's ISMS is now 6 months old.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 10PCI

Scope a PCI DSS assessment — identify the CDE

SwiftLend has just launched a co-branded credit-card product.

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 11PCI

Segmentation strategy for a hybrid architecture

You've scoped the CDE (Day 10) at SwiftLend.

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 12PCI

Map PCI DSS 12 requirements to your controls

Your QSA has asked you to produce a Requirement Coverage Matrix — showing that every PCI DSS v4.

~75 min·6 success criteria
Day 13PCI

SAQ selection + evidence collection plan

Based on your scoping (Day 10), SwiftLend qualifies for SAQ A-EP (some page controls exist, PAN not stored server-side).

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 14PCI

Draft the Report on Compliance (ROC-lite summary)

You've completed the SAQ (Day 13).

~45 min·5 success criteria
Day 15ITGC

Design an access review checklist (SOX-aligned)

KaizenMotors (auto-parts, mid-size, ₹300 cr revenue, US-listed parent) requires quarterly access reviews for all financial-system users under SOX ITGC.

~60 min·6 success criteria
Day 16ITGC

Change management control test for a SaaS platform

KaizenMotors runs a customer-facing SaaS (parts-catalogue).

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 17ITGC

Build a segregation-of-duties matrix

KaizenMotors' Finance function has 12 roles: 1.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 18ITGC

ITGC evidence pack for SOC 1 audit

KaizenMotors' external auditor arrives in 4 weeks for the annual SOC 1 audit.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 19DPDPA

DPDPA gap assessment for KaizenMotors

KaizenMotors currently has no DPDPA programme.

~75 min·5 success criteria
Day 20DPDPA

Draft privacy notice + consent mechanism

KaizenMotors is launching a customer portal — allowing dealers to check part availability, pricing, warranty status.

~60 min·5 success criteria
Day 21DPDPA

DPIA for an AI-based feature

KaizenMotors wants to launch an AI-powered dealer credit-scoring feature.

~75 min·6 success criteria
Day 22DPDPA

CAPSTONE — Board presentation on year-1 compliance roadmap

You've spent 22 days on this programme.

~90 min·7 success criteria

Access the daily labs

Full access is included with enrolment in the 22-Day GRC Program or Cohort 2026 candidature. Preview any day’s scenario above — submission & AI review require an active enrolment.