Strategic Vendor Governance and Risk Mitigation
Designed for executives, this course addresses the strategic oversight of third-party vendors and supply chain risks in high-growth startups. It provides the tools to build resilient vendor relationships and protect the enterprise from third-party operational disruption.
£640
Certified Executive Vendor Strategist
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Strategic Vendor Governance and Risk Mitigation: the short answers
- What is Strategic Vendor Governance and Risk Mitigation?
- Designed for executives, this course addresses the strategic oversight of third-party vendors and supply chain risks in high-growth startups. It provides the tools to build resilient vendor relationships and protect the enterprise from third-party operational disruption.
- Who is Strategic Vendor Governance and Risk Mitigation for?
- It is pitched at Executive level for Chief Operating Officers working in startup, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Strategic Vendor Governance and Risk Mitigation take?
- Around 32 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Executive Vendor Strategist, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £640 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Execute risk-based vendor selection processes
- Negotiate key operational risk clauses in vendor contracts
- Establish continuous vendor performance monitoring
- Align vendor activities with organizational risk appetite
- Design third-party exit and contingency strategies
Written by David Wu, Strategy Management Consultant. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Executive Vendor Strategist, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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