Third-Party Vendor Governance

A Cross-Domain Governance Function

Third-party vendor governance is not a standalone program. It is a cross-domain function that touches every governance domain in the enterprise - data, security, privacy, compliance, and operational risk.

The Governance Desk examines vendor governance through five architecture dimensions: Contractual Architecture, Operational Oversight Architecture, Data and Access Architecture, Regulatory and Compliance Architecture, and Exit and Transition Architecture.

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