Podcasts

Vendor Management Exam/Audit

Anyone who is involved in vendor risk management knows the intricacies of the various tasks.  In this podcast, learn tips and common ways you can utilize vendor risk management software to streamline your processes.

How Vendor Risk Management Software Streamlines Your Program

If your organization is in a regulated industry, you should anticipate regular examinations. It's good to review your regulators website to become familiar with their exam process, classification of issues, etc. In this podcast, learn common exam findings and next steps.

Common Third-Party Risk Management Findings in Exams and Next Steps

For many organizations, managing third parties throughout the entire relationship can be challenging. Utilizing the third-party risk management lifecycle can help. Learn more in this podcast.

The Lifecycle Approach to Third-Party Risk Management

There are three vendor management models that we typically see: centralized, decentralized and a hybrid approach. These allow the vendor risk manager to set standards while allowing for communication through the relationship manager and on to the vendor.

The 3 Vendor Risk Management Frameworks

Don’t panic about the notification of a third party risk exam - we can help you prepare for the examiner's arrival. 3-4 months in advance of the examiners’ arrival, you should prepare or fine-tune the 9 following documentation items. Listen to this vendor risk management podcast to learn more.

9 Tips to Prepare for a Third-Party Risk Exam

After an examiner pays you a visit and the report and recommendations  are complete, it’s important to not only review the findings and recommendations but to also take follow-up action internally. Listen to this podcast where we discuss the five best practices you should be doing as a follow up to your exam.

Following Up on Vendor Management Exam Findings

In this podcast we’ll discuss four important vendor risk management frequently asked questions for beginners. You'll learn what vendor risk management is, why it’s important, who is involved and how vendor risk management is completed.

4 Important Vendor Risk Management FAQs for Beginners

Prepping for an audit can be a stressful, especially if you are scrambling last minute to finish up vendor management tasks. However, you can help organize your team before you receive an exam or audit notice. In this 90 second podcast you’re going to learn 9 steps to help you prepare in advanced.

8 Steps to Prepare for a Third-Party Risk Management Examination or Audit

While preparing for a vendor management exam is a crucial step in the process, how you follow-up after the exam is equally as important. Listen to this week’s 90-second podcast that will cover the 5 next steps you should be taking after a vendor management exam concludes.

5 Next Steps After the Vendor Management Exam Concludes

Venminder has a team of due diligence experts who can significantly reduce your vendor management workload. Venminder also has a software solution to organize, track and report findings to Senior Management, the Board of Directors and, ultimately, the examining bodies.

Common Third-Party Risk Management Findings in Exams and Next Steps

Third-Party Risk Education