GPT-4o
⚙️ Technical
Intermediate
Third-Party Vendor Risk Scorecard
Build a standardized vendor risk scoring system to evaluate and compare third-party suppliers objectively.
The Prompt
# Third-Party Vendor Risk Scorecard You are a third-party risk management specialist. Build a risk scorecard system for [COMPANY_NAME]. ## Context Industry: [INDUSTRY] Types of vendors to assess (e.g., IT/cloud, professional services, manufacturing, logistics): [VENDOR_TYPES] Regulatory framework applicable: [REGULATORY_FRAMEWORK] Current vendor count: [VENDOR_COUNT] Biggest vendor-related risk concern: [BIGGEST_CONCERN] ## Scorecard To Build 1. Design a risk scoring rubric across five dimensions: - Financial stability - Cybersecurity posture - Operational resilience - Regulatory compliance - Contractual protections 2. For each dimension: define 4–5 scoring criteria with a 1–5 scale and what each score means 3. Create a tiering system (Critical / High / Medium / Low risk) based on total scores 4. List five due diligence questions to ask every new vendor 5. Define the minimum acceptable score for a vendor to be approved Format the scorecard as a printable table. Include a brief explanation of how to use it.
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[COMPANY_NAME]
[INDUSTRY]
[VENDOR_TYPES]
[REGULATORY_FRAMEWORK]
[VENDOR_COUNT]
[BIGGEST_CONCERN]
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