Most organisations have a supplier list – but no clear answer to: who is truly critical and why? This use case builds a practical supplier landscape with criticality (data, access, dependencies, impact). Goal: within 60 days, clear priorities rather than “everyone is important”.
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Suppliers accumulate over years: SaaS, outsourcing, agencies, IT operations, logistics. Eventually nobody knows: who has access, who processes sensitive data, where does operations depend on them? Without tiering, everything is treated equally – and as a result, nothing is managed properly.
We define simple criteria, collect the minimum necessary information and build a landscape with criticality. The result isn’t a “spreadsheet for the shelf”, but a working instrument: top suppliers, clear owners, clear next steps.
Typical timeframe: 2–4 weeks until tiering + top priorities.
Define criteria & scope
Capture/normalise suppliers (minimal, pragmatic)
Determine criticality (tiering)
Prioritise top suppliers
Define review cadence (e.g. quarterly)
Do we need a big tool project for this?
No. We start pragmatically and only scale once the logic is solid.
How many suppliers do we need to touch?
To start, the top 10–20 by impact is often enough.
Is this just compliance?
No – it’s the foundation for real prioritisation (access, exposure, incident risk).
How does it stay current?
Through a fixed review cadence and clear ownership.
Let’s make critical suppliers clearly visible – and start real governance from there.