Vendor Centric Blog
Our blog provides practical advice for optimizing relationships with vendors and other third parties. Learn about best practices in procurement, contract management, third-party risk and much more.
If you’re finding it difficult to find a clear and succinct definition of vendor management, you’re
not alone. With so much written about vendor management technology, there hasn’t been
enough focus on the discipline itself. This blog provides a succinct, modern definition of vendor
management, along with an overview of the practices and infrastructure necessary to support a
well-run vendor management function...
If you’re finding it difficult to find a clear and succinct definition of vendor management, you’re
not alone. With so much written about vendor management technology, there hasn’t been
enough focus on the discipline itself. This blog provides a succinct, modern definition of vendor
management, along with an overview of the practices and infrastructure necessary to support a
well-run vendor management function...
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Third-Party Risk
8 Best Practices for Successful Vendor Risk Assessments
Risk assessments are a critical step to vetting vendors and other third parties, and to provide ongoing monitoring of relationships ...
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Third-Party Risk
3 Tips to Improve Your Third-Party Cybersecurity Program
As third-party cybersecurity risk continues to plague most companies, here are 3 Tips to make improvements to your third-party cybersecurity program to mitigate risk and ...
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Contract Management
6 Items To Consider When Off-boarding A Vendor
One of your third-party vendor relationships is coming to a close. Regardless of whether the agreement you had with the ...
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Vendor Lifecycle Management
Continuous Third-Party Monitoring: A Key Component to Every TPRM Program
We all know that a business can’t operate in a vacuum. You have to collaborate with vendors, clients, suppliers, specialists, ...
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Third-Party Risk
6 Third-Party Risk Management Hot Topics for 2020
As we enter 2020, the current pace of regulatory change is unprecedented. Governments the world over are implementing new regulations ...
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Procurement Management
4 Ways Procurement Can Change The World, One Buy At A Time
Whether you agree with the cause and effects of climate change or not, there is no doubt that organizations across ...
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Third-Party Risk
Who’s Considered a Third-Party?
One of the questions I get asked frequently is “who qualifies as a third-party?” It’s a great question because the ...
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Third-Party Risk
Using RACI Charts to Strengthen Third-Party Management
The size and scope of third-party management programs are different from one company to the next. And when it comes ...
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Third-Party Risk
4 Third-Party Management Reports You Should Provide to Senior Management
A third-party management program (TPMP) is a valuable business function within any organization. As your TPMP grows and matures, you’ll ...
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