About This Resource
Evaluates vendor dependency risk across criticality, concentration, contractual protection, and exit feasibility. Produces a risk score per vendor tier and highlights dangerous single points of failure.
During vendor strategy reviews, before contract renewals, or when preparing for regulatory third-party risk assessments.
CRO, CPO, CIO, Vendor Management Lead
- Vendor criticality ratings
- Concentration levels
- Contract terms
- Exit plan maturity
- Risk score per vendor tier
- Concentration risk map
- Exit feasibility ratings
Complete the Assessment
1. Vendor Criticality
What proportion of your critical business processes depend on third-party vendors?
How well have you classified your vendors by criticality?
2. Concentration Risk
How concentrated is your vendor base for critical services?
How exposed are you to a single cloud or infrastructure provider?
How well do you manage fourth-party risk (your vendors' vendors)?
3. Contractual Protection
How robust are your vendor contracts in protecting against service failure?
How well do your contracts address data protection and security requirements?
4. Exit Feasibility
How feasible is it to exit your most critical vendor relationships?
Do you have documented and tested exit plans for critical vendors?