A program examiners and auditors can follow, and your team can sustain.
Strong TPRM programs share three things: a clear way to rate vendor risk, due diligence scaled to that risk, and governance leadership can see. We help you build all three, with documentation examiners and auditors can follow.
Four phases. Three outcomes your team keeps.
- 1DiagnoseUnderstand where your program really stands.
- 2DesignSet decision criteria that hold up to scrutiny.
- 3ImplementPut the new program into practice.
- 4Stabilize and sustainMake sure you're ready for exams and audits, and stay that way.
Documented tiering based on the likelihood and severity of harm.
Deep reviews where it matters, lighter standards for low-risk vendors.
Clear roles, risk appetite, escalation paths, and board reporting.
A methodical path from diagnosis to a program you own
Every engagement follows the same four phases, so you always know where the work stands and what comes next.
Diagnose
Understand where your program really stands.
- Maturity benchmarking and gap analysis against interagency guidance or the frameworks that apply to your industry
- Vendor segmentation and intake capacity review
- Mapping of current controls and the risk inventory
Design
Set decision criteria that hold up to scrutiny.
- Inherent risk tiering and due diligence scoping standards
- Governance frameworks and executive escalation paths
- Policies and procedures written for how your team works day to day
Implement
Put the new program into practice.
- Operating procedures and process standards, with configuration coordinated with your software provider
- Standardized intake and review cycles to clear backlogs
- Targeted remediation and governance of vendor issues
Stabilize and sustain
Make sure you're ready for exams and audits, and stay that way.
- KPI and KRI reporting with clear narratives for leadership
- Continuous improvement and control validation
- Knowledge transfer and full program ownership by your team
Project Management as a Service
Programs fail when good plans aren't executed. Our Project Management as a Service (PMaaS) approach runs your TPRM program work on a predictable schedule, with clear owners and documented evidence at every step.
Program diagnostics
Baseline assessment and gap analysis.
Program design
Framework, risk-tiering model, and due diligence standards.
Process rollout
Process rollout, team training, and coordination with your software provider.
Operationalization
Program stabilization and handoff to your team.
Ongoing advisory
Continued oversight through our Ongoing TPRM Advisory service.
TPRM program work: program builds, remediation of exam or audit findings, policy rollouts, and regulatory change projects. Each runs with a set cadence, named owners, and weekly written updates.
Software implementation projects. Your TPRM software provider owns system configuration; we define what your process needs and coordinate with them on the rest.
Stay aligned as regulations and your business change
A monthly or annual advisory service for teams that want an experienced practitioner on call after the build is done.
- Periodic process reviews. A fresh look at how your program is running, before an examiner or auditor does.
- Regulatory change briefings. What changed in the guidance and regulations that apply to you, and what it means for your program.
- Exam and audit readiness check-ins. Preparation ahead of exams and audits, so nothing surprises you.
- On-call advisory hours. A practitioner to call when a tricky vendor decision comes up.
Not sure where to start?
Most clients begin with the 15-day TPRM Program Diagnostic.