Service / Enterprise Transformation & Trust

Third-Party & Digital Supply Chain Risk

Assess and continuously govern security, privacy, AI, resilience and dependency risk across suppliers and technology partners.

Business context

What this capability solves

Organizations inherit risk through cloud, SaaS, processors, AI providers, software dependencies and critical suppliers. A structured TPRM model links inherent risk, control evidence, residual risk and remediation.

EBP Integra delivery principle

Technology is implemented as an operating capability: architecture, integration, governance, assurance, people, procedures and measurable outcomes are designed together.

Deep-dive capabilities

Capability model

Modular building blocks allow the scope to start with a focused pilot and expand into an enterprise operating model.

Tiering & Inherent Risk

Classify suppliers by data, access, criticality, connectivity, concentration and substitutability.

Due Diligence

Security/privacy/AI questionnaires, evidence review, architecture and control validation.

Contract Controls

Security, privacy, incident, audit, subprocessors, AI/data use and exit requirements.

Continuous Monitoring

External posture, incidents, attestations, changes and evidence expiry.

Concentration / Dependency

Map critical services, fourth parties, geographic exposure and exit constraints.

Issue & Remediation

Risk acceptance, exceptions, corrective actions and management escalation.

Reference architecture

How the capability fits together

Final topology, control placement and deployment model are validated during discovery and detailed design.

Business & Governance

Objectives, risk appetite, regulatory/standard requirements, owners and decision rights.

Assessment & Design

Current-state evidence, target controls, architecture, priorities and implementation backlog.

Delivery & Integration

Technical/process implementation, enterprise integration, testing and change enablement.

Operate & Assure

KPIs, control testing, incident/escalation, evidence refresh, management reporting and continuous improvement.

Controls & governance

Risk-based scope and acceptance criteria
Role-based ownership and approvals
Evidence and audit trail
Exception and escalation workflow
Quality review before sign-off
Defined handover and operating procedures

Priority use cases

Cloud/SaaS onboarding
Processor/privacy review
AI vendor assessment
Critical infrastructure supplier
Outsourcing governance
M&A supplier rationalization

Key deliverables

TPRM methodology
Supplier tiering
Assessment packs
Contract clause library
Risk register
Remediation workflow
Executive concentration dashboard

Integration considerations

Identity and organization model
Asset/data inventories
ITSM/workflow
SIEM/logging
Document/evidence repositories
GRC and management reporting

Implementation

Phased delivery

Each phase ends with evidence, acceptance criteria and a decision gate before broader scale-out.

1. DiscoverConfirm scope, stakeholders, evidence, dependencies and risk drivers.

2. DesignDefine target operating model, controls, architecture and prioritized roadmap.

3. ImplementDeploy processes/technology, integrate, test and train accountable teams.

4. AssureMeasure outcomes, close gaps, hand over and establish continuous governance.

Outcome and KPI framework

Critical supplier coverageEvidence freshnessHigh-risk remediation agingUnassessed spend/criticalityConcentration hotspotsIncident notification compliance