Enhance your organization’s resilience and efficiency with our Supplier Relationship Management Training Seminar. This 8 CPE-credit event provides IT managers, procurement professionals, and compliance officers with the tools and strategies to build a robust vendor management program (VMP) that safeguards against cybersecurity risks and ensures quality deliverables. Designed to address key challenges in vendor management, this seminar offers practical guidance for optimizing your organization’s vendor relationships.
Why Attend?
1. Become a Vendor Management Expert - Gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire vendor lifecycle, from selection to evaluation, to ensure effective oversight of vendor relationships.
2. Strengthen Cybersecurity Measures - Learn how to identify, assess, and mitigate common cybersecurity threats associated with IT vendors, protecting your organization’s assets.
3. Ensure Quality Deliverables - Master quality management techniques, ensuring vendors consistently meet agreed-upon standards.
4. Earn 8 NASBA-Approved CPE Credits - Enhance your professional development while building the skills to lead successful, compliant vendor management programs.
What You’ll Learn
This seminar is designed to deliver actionable insights and best practices for managing IT vendor relationships effectively.
Key Course Highlights:
1. Comprehensive Vendor Understanding:
- Define what constitutes an IT vendor and create a centralized vendor list.
- Explore practical steps to align vendor roles and responsibilities with organizational goals.
2. Vendor Lifecycle Management:
- Understand the key phases of managing vendors, from selection to termination.
- Learn strategies for ensuring proper due diligence and ongoing performance monitoring.
3. Risk Assessment & Control:
- Discover methodologies for assessing IT vendor risks, including potential compliance issues.
- Learn how to conduct vendor audits to ensure adherence to agreed-upon standards.
4. Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation:
- Understand common cybersecurity risks your vendors may expose you to.
- Develop and implement vendor cybersecurity policies, incorporating best practices to reduce vulnerabilities.
- Review examples of cybersecurity incidents and how to address them.
5. Quality Assurance Practices:
- Establish and communicate clear quality expectations with vendors.
- Monitor vendor performance through KPIs and regular assessments.
- Learn how to resolve quality issues without compromising relationships.
6. Building Strong Vendor Relationships:
- Uncover techniques for fostering transparent, collaborative vendor partnerships.
- Optimize contract negotiations, emphasizing quality and cybersecurity requirements.
Benefits of Attending
By the end of this training, participants will have a well-rounded understanding of the key components of vendor management and their impact on the IT landscape:
- Promote Operational Excellence: Build a VMP that aligns with organizational goals while improving vendor performance.
- Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats: Implement strategies that enforce stringent security controls across vendor partnerships.
- Strengthen Vendor Partnerships: Enhance communication and transparency to create long-lasting, value-driven relationships.
- Achieve Compliance Goals: Ensure adherence to industry regulations and standards, avoiding unnecessary risks.
Event Details
- Schedule: Sessions are offered every eight weeks (Wednesday-Thursday) and run from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. CST, including a lunch break at noon.
- Delivery Format: Interactive, group internet-based sessions for flexible professional development.
- CPE Credits: 8 NASBA-approved credits in Auditing and Internal Controls.
- Cost: $560.
- Private Events: Custom sessions available for teams of two or more.
Who Should Attend?
Ideal attendees include professionals responsible for overseeing IT vendors and ensuring compliance, such as:
- IT Managers: Learn how to manage vendor risks while meeting technological goals.
- Procurement Professionals: Build efficient VMPs to optimize supply chain success.
- Compliance Officers: Ensure vendor relationships remain compliant with evolving regulatory requirements.
Why Effective Vendor Management Matters
Managing IT vendors effectively is a critical priority in today’s digital-first environment. Without a strong VMP, organizations risk exposure to cybersecurity breaches, costly service disruptions, and weakened performance. This seminar will empower you to:
- Enhance Security Measures: Protect sensitive information through robust policies and regular vendor audits.
- Ensure High-Quality Deliverables: Set, monitor, and maintain clear quality standards to align with organizational objectives.
- Build Trust and Collaboration: Strengthen value-driven partnerships for sustainable, long-term success.
Register Today
Don’t miss your chance to revolutionize your approach to vendor management. This 8 CPE-credit training seminar will provide you with the knowledge and tools to safeguard your organization from risks while optimizing vendor performance.
Register now to join industry professionals in mastering supplier relationship management and strengthening your organization’s IT vendor strategy!
Supplier Relationship Management
Offered on Wednesday-Thursday once every eight weeks in two four hour sessions for 8 CPE credits.
The sessions will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central Time Zone.
There will be a lunch break from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. each day.
We can schedule private courses on internal audit on your timetable for two or more attendees.
NASBA Program Disclosures
Program Level of Understanding: Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Format: Group Internet Based
NASBA Field(s) of Study: Auditing, Internal ControlsCPE Credits: 8, based on 50 minutes of instruction per hour