Third-party risk keeps growing, but most vendor management programs still treat every supplier the same way. Join Schneider Downs and UpGuard for a discussion on building a defensible, scalable approach to vendor tiering that helps risk and security teams focus their time where it actually matters.
Vendor Tiering Strategies You’ll Learn
- Set criticality standards up front and know when to revisit them — agree on the criteria once, delegate tiering decisions with confidence, and build a cadence (quarterly or annual) for reassessing as the vendor list changes.
- Match assessment effort to risk — use tiers to decide how often and how deeply to reassess, so a proven long-term vendor isn’t over-scrutinized and a new one isn’t overlooked.
- Cut through alert noise — configure alerts and dashboards differently by tier, so your team sees what matters instead of wading through low-risk noise.
Speakers
- Donald Eckrod III — Schneider Downs
- Josh Arteaga — UpGuard
About Schneider Downs
Schneider Downs is one of the top 60 accounting and business advisory firms in the U.S. Our risk advisory practice helps organizations build practical, defensible programs across IT risk, internal audit, and third-party risk management. To learn more, visit our Risk Advisory / TPRM page.