vendor-due-diligence-patrick-munro

Framework for assessing IT service providers, technology vendors, and third-party partners. Creates structured risk assessments across financial, operational, compliance, security, and reputational dimensions with regulatory checklists (GDPR, DORA, NIS2, SOX). Use when: (1) Evaluating new vendors or technology providers, (2) Conducting third-party risk assessments for procurement, (3) Performing critical vendor due diligence for regulatory compliance, (4) Creating vendor onboarding documentation, (5) Establishing ongoing vendor monitoring processes, (6) Assessing vendor concentration risk, or (7) Generating executive-level vendor risk reports.