--- title: 10 Steps to Building a Successful Third-Party Risk Management Program description: This 13-page guide outlines how to navigate 10 critical decisions when establishing (or fixing) your third-party risk management (TPRM) program. image: https://grc.mitratech.com/hubfs/GRC/Assets/Brochures/10-Steps_Third-Party-Risk/Mitratech-10StepstoBuildingASuccessfulThird-PartyRiskManagementProgramAComprehensiveStartUpGuide-FeatureImage.png --- [![mitratech-logo-dark](https://grc.mitratech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Branding%20Kit/mitratech-logo-dark.png?width=190&height=23&name=mitratech-logo-dark.png) ![mitratech-logo-dark](https://grc.mitratech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Branding%20Kit/mitratech-logo-dark.png?width=200&height=24&name=mitratech-logo-dark.png)](https://mitratech.com/) [![mitratech-logo-dark](https://grc.mitratech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Branding%20Kit/mitratech-logo-dark.png?width=120&height=15&name=mitratech-logo-dark.png)](https://mitratech.com/) # 10 Steps to Building a Successful Third-Party Risk Management Program #### If your vendors aren’t secure, neither are you. Discover the **10 most important decisions** every organization must make when establishing a TPRM program, including: - **How to get leadership buy-in** and align stakeholders across IT security, procurement, legal, and compliance. - **Ways to inventory and categorize all vendors** — including hidden 4th- and Nth-party relationships. - **Proven methods for assessing vendor risk**, from questionnaires to scoring models. - **Best-practice control frameworks** (NIST, ISO, and more) to simplify compliance and monitoring. - **Strategies for ongoing threat monitoring** and continuous program improvement. ### Get Your Copy ©2026 Mitratech. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://mitratech.com/privacy-policy/)