Third-Party RiskManagement
Take control of the third-party risk lifecycle, from onboarding to retirement. Reduce risk as you build organizational resilience and compliance across the enterprise.
ServiceNow Third-Party Risk Management Platform
Transform Third-Party
Risk Management
Take control throughout every stage of the risk lifecycle with comprehensive vendor management and organizational resilience.
Strengthen risk mitigation
Raise the bar on third-party quality by embedding risk practices into onboarding. Connect critical stakeholders and drive compliance for business continuity.
Increase visibility
Maintain consistent oversight of third parties between assessments and remain continuously informed of changes that may impact the portfolio.
Improve decision-making
Identify emerging risks with help from assessments and continuous monitoring. Improve information quality to inform your decisions and contextualize risk.
Build organizational resilience
Reduce risk as you build organizational resilience and compliance across the enterprise with comprehensive third-party lifecycle management.
Key TPRM Features
Complete Vendor Platform
Comprehensive third-party risk management features from onboarding to portfolio analytics with intelligent risk monitoring.
Onboarding, Offboarding, and Renewals Due Diligence
Perform due diligence and assessments at all relationship stages with automated built-in processes for comprehensive lifecycle management.
Key Features:
- Automated onboarding processes
- Due diligence assessments
- Renewal risk evaluations
- Structured offboarding workflows
Third-Party Portal
Connect and collaborate with third parties in a single place for all risk management activities with dedicated vendor communication channels.
Key Features:
- Single collaboration platform
- Vendor communication hub
- Assessment management
- Issue resolution tracking
Risk Intelligence and Ongoing Monitoring
Integrate targeted risk intelligence scores and ratings for insights and continuous monitoring with real-time risk data feeds.
Key Features:
- Risk intelligence integration
- Continuous monitoring feeds
- Real-time scoring updates
- Third-party data sources
Concentration Risk Map
Gain a comprehensive view of all third parties, engagements, and their associated risk postures with geographical risk visualization.
Key Features:
- Geographical risk visualization
- Concentration analytics
- Third-party mapping
- Risk posture overview
Third-Party Portfolio Management
Eliminate spreadsheets with a single database for third-party information, providing centralized vendor data management and reporting.
Key Features:
- Centralized vendor database
- Spreadsheet elimination
- Portfolio analytics
- Unified data management
Third-Party Risk Management Workspace
Help your team manage third-party performance and risk, all in one place with comprehensive workspace for risk professionals.
Key Features:
- Unified workspace interface
- Performance tracking
- Risk management tools
- Team collaboration features
Issue Management and Remediation
Automate issue generation, design remediation plans, and chat in real time to resolve issues fast with collaborative problem-solving.
Key Features:
- Automated issue generation
- Remediation planning
- Real-time collaboration
- Issue tracking workflows
Aggregated Risk Scores
Calculate scores throughout the hierarchy for an up-to-date, top-down, and bottom-up risk view with comprehensive risk analytics.
Key Features:
- Hierarchical risk scoring
- Top-down risk analysis
- Bottom-up aggregation
- Real-time score updates
Risk Intelligence Integrations
Leading Risk Providers
Comprehensive integrations with leading risk intelligence providers for automated data feeds and enhanced vendor visibility.
BitSight
Add BitSight third-party security performance data automatically to your ServiceNow instance for comprehensive security rating visibility.
Key Capabilities:
- Security performance data
- Automated data feeds
- Risk scoring integration
SecurityScorecard
Rate and understand the cyber security risk of any vendor in your portfolio with continuous security ratings and monitoring.
Key Capabilities:
- Cyber security ratings
- Portfolio monitoring
- Risk assessment
CyberGRX
Understand and prioritize cyber threats based on proactive monitoring and risk scores of third-party cyber environments.
Key Capabilities:
- Threat prioritization
- Proactive monitoring
- Cyber environment analysis
Shared Assessments
Streamline the Standard Information Gathering (SIG) process for assessing third-party risk with industry-standard questionnaires.
Key Capabilities:
- SIG process automation
- Standard questionnaires
- Assessment streamlining
Ethicontrol
Collect, manage, visualize, and report on third-party ESG data for comprehensive environmental, social, and governance risk assessment.
Key Capabilities:
- ESG data management
- Sustainability reporting
- Governance assessment
IntSights
Get full, real-time threat context to proactively monitor and mitigate third-party risks with advanced threat intelligence feeds.
Key Capabilities:
- Real-time threat context
- Proactive monitoring
- Threat intelligence
Advanced Capabilities
Enterprise Risk Features
Advanced third-party risk capabilities including fourth-party risk, AI-powered analytics, and enterprise-scale vendor management.
Fourth-Party Risk Management
Extend risk management beyond direct vendors to include subcontractors and vendors of vendors for comprehensive supply chain visibility.
AI-Powered Risk Assessment
Leverage artificial intelligence for automated risk scoring, predictive analytics, and intelligent issue identification and remediation.
Regulatory Compliance Integration
Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards through integrated compliance monitoring and reporting capabilities.
Contract Lifecycle Integration
Seamlessly integrate with procurement and contract management systems for risk-informed contracting and vendor negotiations.
Business Impact Analysis
Analyze and quantify business impact of third-party risks with comprehensive business continuity planning and assessment tools.
Vendor Performance Analytics
Track and analyze vendor performance metrics with advanced analytics and reporting for data-driven vendor management decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Third-Party Risk Management
Get answers to the most common questions about TPRM implementation, vendor risk management, and third-party ecosystem transformation.
ServiceNow Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) helps organizations continuously monitor critical vendors:
- Helps organizations evaluate, mitigate, and remediate risks throughout the entire third-party lifecycle
- Provides centralized process for managing portfolio of third parties, assessing and scoring risk, and performing remediation
- Takes control of the third-party risk lifecycle from onboarding to retirement with automated processes
- Centralizes management of third parties in one location and transforms vendor assessment process
- Builds organizational resilience and compliance across the enterprise through integrated risk management
Built on ServiceNow AI Platform with workflow automation and risk intelligence for comprehensive vendor management.
The Concentration Risk Map provides comprehensive geographical and risk visualization:
- Geographical Visualization: Pinpoints geographical locations of active third parties and engagements for location-based risk analysis
- Risk Posture Mapping: Displays associated risk postures and concentrations across different regions and vendor categories
- Configurable Filters: Configure filters to view particular risk levels, vendor types, and engagement categories
- Concentration Analytics: Identify potential concentration risks and single points of failure in vendor portfolio
- Strategic Planning: Support vendor diversification strategies and risk distribution decision-making
- Real-Time Updates: Dynamic updates as vendor relationships and risk profiles change over time
- Executive Reporting: Visual dashboards for executive reporting and strategic risk communication
This comprehensive view enables organizations to make informed decisions about vendor diversification and concentration risk management.
ServiceNow TPRM provides comprehensive third-party risk management capabilities:
Core Lifecycle Management:
- Onboarding and Due Diligence: Automated processes for vendor onboarding with comprehensive assessments
- Third-Party Portal: Single collaboration platform for all vendor risk management activities
- Portfolio Management: Centralized database eliminating spreadsheets with unified data management
Risk Intelligence and Monitoring:
- Risk Intelligence Integration: Targeted risk intelligence scores and ratings with continuous monitoring
- Concentration Risk Map: Comprehensive geographical view of third parties and risk postures
- Aggregated Risk Scores: Hierarchical scoring with top-down and bottom-up risk analysis
- Issue Management: Automated issue generation with real-time remediation collaboration
TPRM provides extensive integration capabilities with leading risk intelligence providers:
- BitSight: Automated security performance data integration for comprehensive security rating visibility
- CyberGRX: Access to world's largest third-party cyber risk exchange with over 200,000 companies and assessments
- SecurityScorecard: Continuous security ratings and monitoring for cyber security risk assessment
- Shared Assessments: SIG (Standard Information Gathering) process automation with industry questionnaires
- Ethicontrol: ESG data management for environmental, social, and governance risk assessment
- IntSights: Real-time threat context and proactive monitoring with advanced threat intelligence
These integrations provide automated data feeds, reduce assessment chasing, and enable data-driven risk management decisions.
TPRM offers advanced capabilities for comprehensive enterprise risk management:
Extended Risk Management:
- Fourth-Party Risk: Management of subcontractors and vendors of vendors for supply chain transparency
- Business Impact Analysis: Quantify business impact with comprehensive continuity planning tools
- Regulatory Compliance: Integrated compliance monitoring and reporting for industry standards
Intelligence and Analytics:
- AI-Powered Assessment: Automated risk scoring with predictive analytics and intelligent issue identification
- Vendor Performance Analytics: Advanced analytics and reporting for data-driven management decisions
- Contract Lifecycle Integration: Risk-informed contracting with procurement system integration
Implementation costs depend on organization size, vendor portfolio complexity, and integration requirements:
- TPRM Standard Implementation: Starting from $280K - includes basic vendor risk management, assessments, and standard integrations for mid-size organizations
- TPRM Professional Implementation: $420K-$620K - includes concentration risk mapping, advanced analytics, and comprehensive third-party integrations for large enterprises
- TPRM Enterprise Suite: $700K+ - complete solution with fourth-party risk management, AI-powered analytics, and enterprise-scale vendor operations
ROI typically achieved within 12-18 months through vendor assessment efficiency gains (55%), risk mitigation improvements (40%), and compliance automation (35%). Automated processes can reduce vendor onboarding time by 60%.
Implementation timeline depends on vendor portfolio complexity and integration scope:
- TPRM Standard: 10-14 weeks for basic vendor risk management, assessment workflows, and core third-party integrations
- TPRM Professional: 14-20 weeks including concentration risk mapping, advanced analytics, and comprehensive platform integrations
- TPRM Enterprise Suite: 20-26 weeks for complete solution with fourth-party risk, AI-powered analytics, and extensive ecosystem integration
Our methodology: Vendor Portfolio Assessment & Risk Analysis (2-3 weeks) → Core TPRM Platform & Assessment Configuration (6-8 weeks) → Third-Party Integration & Risk Intelligence Setup (3-5 weeks) → Analytics & Dashboard Development (2-4 weeks) → Go-Live & Risk Team Training (3-4 weeks).
TPRM is ServiceNow's next-generation replacement for Vendor Risk Management (VRM):
- Product Evolution: TPRM is a completely new product that replaces VRM moving forward with enhanced capabilities
- Enhanced Features: Includes concentration risk mapping, advanced analytics, and improved third-party portal functionality
- Licensing Model: Structured as base charge plus usage-based licensing for active vendor management activities
- Migration Path: ServiceNow provides migration utilities and support for transitioning from VRM to TPRM
- Terminology Updates: Rebranding from 'Vendor' to 'Third Party' reflecting broader ecosystem management approach
- Advanced Workflows: Enhanced assessment management, issue tracking, and remediation capabilities
- Integration Ecosystem: Expanded integration capabilities with leading risk intelligence providers
Result: Organizations gain modern, comprehensive third-party risk management with enhanced capabilities while maintaining existing vendor relationships and data.
ServiceNow Case Studies
Real TPRM Success Stories
See how organizations transformed their third-party risk management with AI-powered TPRM solutions.
Challenge
Global transportation platform requiring digitized risk management with complete policy lifecycle visibility and regulatory horizon awareness
Solution
ServiceNow TPRM with digitized risk management, policy lifecycle automation, and comprehensive regulatory compliance for transportation operations
"ServiceNow TPRM enabled us to digitize risk management with complete policy lifecycle visibility and awareness of the regulatory horizon."
— Chief Risk Officer
Results Achieved
Challenge
Complex pharmaceutical operations requiring reduced system complexity and streamlined third-party risk management processes across global supply chain
Solution
ServiceNow TPRM with simplified system architecture, automated risk assessments, and integrated third-party management for pharmaceutical compliance
"ServiceNow TPRM reduced our system complexity and streamlined third-party risk management processes across our global pharmaceutical operations."
— Head of Risk Management
Results Achieved
Challenge
Financial services operations requiring comprehensive third-party risk management with concentration risk mapping and regulatory compliance oversight
Solution
ServiceNow TPRM with concentration risk mapping, financial services compliance, and comprehensive vendor portfolio management for banking operations
"ServiceNow TPRM with concentration risk mapping provided comprehensive visibility into our third-party ecosystem while maintaining strict financial compliance."
— Chief Risk Officer
Results Achieved
Challenge
Complex supply chain requiring AI-powered third-party risk management with fourth-party risk visibility and supplier resilience monitoring
Solution
ServiceNow TPRM with AI-powered risk analytics, fourth-party risk management, and comprehensive supply chain resilience for manufacturing operations
"ServiceNow TPRM with AI-powered analytics and fourth-party risk management transformed our supply chain resilience and risk visibility."
— VP of Supply Chain Risk
Results Achieved
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