TPSGOS Aligned Third-Party Security Governance Playbook – Excel XLSX

BENEFITS OF THIS DOWNLOADABLE EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. 64 professional files with 349+ spreadsheet tabs and 2,730+ data rows
2. 210 scored assessment questions across 7 domain areas
3. 9 operational runbooks and checklists ready for immediate use

VENDOR MANAGEMENT EXCEL DESCRIPTION

TPSGOS Aligned Third-Party Security Governance Playbook is an Excel template (XLSX) with a supplemental Zip archive file document available for immediate download upon purchase.

64 professional files (6 PDFs + 58 Excel workbooks) | 349+ spreadsheet tabs | 2,730+ rows of structured content | 11 organised folders

Third-party risk management has moved from an annual questionnaire exercise to a continuous operational discipline. Regulators, customers, and incident data all push in the same direction: know your critical vendors, monitor them properly, and act when their risk changes. A structured programme turns third-party risk from an audit finding into a source of resilience.

WHAT YOU GET: A THREE-PHASE JOURNEY

Phase 1: Diagnose. Seven domain assessments (30 questions each, 210 total) score your maturity across Process Strategy, Risk Classification, Due Diligence Procedures, and related areas. You can complete the Quick Scan diagnostic in under an hour and know exactly where the biggest gaps and opportunities sit.

Phase 2: Set Goals. Five PM template workbooks with roadmaps, RACI matrices, milestone trackers, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans. These lock in scope, timeline, and accountability before a single line of implementation work starts, which is consistently where programmes succeed or stall.

Phase 3: Implement. Nine operational runbooks and checklists covering deployment, incident response, vendor and third-party handling, and day-to-day operations. Every runbook is built to be followed by a working team, not read and filed. Pro tips, example rows, and common-mistake callouts give you the benefit of hard-won practitioner experience from the first day.

7 DOMAIN ASSESSMENTS (210 QUESTIONS)
•  Process Strategy
•  Risk Classification
•  Due Diligence Procedures
•  Contractual Governance
•  Continuous Monitoring
•  Incident Response Coordination
•  Compliance Framework Alignment

9 OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS
•  Continuous Monitoring Operations Checklist
•  Contractual Obligations Tracking Register
•  CrossDomain Integration Checklist
•  Security Control Validation Checklist
•  ThirdParty DueDiligence Runbook
•  ThirdParty Incident Response Playbook
•  ThirdParty Security Awareness Task Guide
•  Vendor Handoff Protocol Template
•  Vendor Onboarding Checklist

The full kit also includes a practitioner-grade library of PM forms spanning all five PMBOK process groups, KPI dashboards, risk and compliance registers, and reference cards. Every template comes pre-populated with domain-specific example data so your team can start editing, not staring at blank rows. You get a consistent operating system across diagnostic, planning, delivery, and sustainment, which is how mature programmes compound improvement year over year.

WHO THIS IS FOR: Programme leaders, practice heads, senior consultants, and delivery teams accountable for outcomes in this discipline.

Aligned with leading industry standards and PMBOK project management practice.

Instant download. Start your first assessment within the hour.

Source: Best Practices in Vendor Management Excel: TPSGOS Aligned Third-Party Security Governance Playbook Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Gerard Blokdijk