Pm 29 Risk Management Program

---
name: "PM-29_risk-management-program-leadership-roles"
description: "Appoint a Senior Accountable Official for Risk Management to align organizational information security and privacy management processes with strate..."
category: "configuration"
version: "5.2.0"
author: "cyberstrike-official"
tags:
  - nist
  - sp800-53
  - rev5
  - pm-29
  - pm
tech_stack:
  - any
cwe_ids: []
chains_with:
  - PM-2
  - PM-19
prerequisites: []
severity_boost:
  PM-2: "Chain with PM-2 for comprehensive security coverage"
  PM-19: "Chain with PM-19 for comprehensive security coverage"
---

# PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles

## High-Level Description

**Family:** Program Management (PM)
**Framework:** NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

The senior accountable official for risk management leads the risk executive (function) in organization-wide risk management activities.

## What to Check

- [ ] Verify PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles is documented in SSP
- [ ] Validate all 2 control requirements are implemented
- [ ] Confirm control is operating effectively
- [ ] Review evidence of continuous monitoring for PM-29

## How to Test

### Step 1: Review Documentation

Examine the System Security Plan (SSP) and related artifacts for PM-29 implementation details. Verify the organization has documented how this control is satisfied.

### Step 2: Validate Implementation

```
# For cloud environments, use cloud-audit-mcp tools
# For on-premises, review system configurations directly

# Example: Check if account management policies exist
grep -r "account.management\|access.control" /etc/security/ 2>/dev/null
```

### Step 3: Test Operating Effectiveness

Verify the control is actively functioning, not just documented. Check logs, configurations, and operational evidence.

## Tools

| Tool          | Purpose                           | Usage |
| ------------- | --------------------------------- | ----- |
| Manual Review | Documentation and interview-based | N/A   |

## Remediation Guide

### Control Statement

Appoint a Senior Accountable Official for Risk Management to align organizational information security and privacy management processes with strategic, operational, and budgetary planning processes; and
Establish a Risk Executive (function) to view and analyze risk from an organization-wide perspective and ensure management of risk is consistent across the organization.

### Implementation Guidance

The senior accountable official for risk management leads the risk executive (function) in organization-wide risk management activities.

## Risk Assessment

| Finding                                                        | Severity | Impact                        |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------- |
| PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles not implemented | Medium   | Program Management            |
| PM-29 partially implemented                                    | Low      | Incomplete Program Management |

## CWE Categories

| CWE ID | Title                 |
| ------ | --------------------- |
| N/A    | No direct CWE mapping |

## References

- [NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 - PM-29](https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cprt/catalog#/cprt/framework/version/SP_800_53_5_1_1/home?element=pm-29)
- [NIST SP 800-53A Rev 5 (Assessment Procedures)](https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/a/r5/final)
- [NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 Full Catalog](https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final)

## Checklist

- [ ] Control documented in SSP
- [ ] Implementation evidence collected
- [ ] Operating effectiveness validated
- [ ] Continuous monitoring in place
- [ ] Related controls (PM-2, PM-19) reviewed