Why we built this methodology
Traditional TPRM starts too late in the journey.
Most organisation lack visibility of critical dependencies.
This leads to overlooked risks, wasted effort and weak resilience.
Start with Where, gives you the context to assess, act and adapt.
The Start with Where Method
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A five-step approach to Business Dependency Intelligence
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Discovery
Know where your business depends on suppliers.
Map your business services, processes, systems, data, locations and people, and the third parties that support them.
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Understand
Identify how supplier disruption affects your operations.
Analyse the potential impact across operations, customers, financials, compliance and reputation.
Prioritise
Focus on suppliers that support critical capabilities.
Use impact, dependency strength and data sensitivity tp identify your most critical suppliers.
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Assess
Apply the right assessments based on business impact.
Select and tailor assessments that match the risk profile and business impact of each critical supplier.
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Strengthen
Continuously improve resilience through monitoring and action.
Monitor performance, detec change, manage incidents and drive continuous improvement.
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Key Outcomes
Understand your true dependencies
Focus on what matters most
Reduce unnecessary assessment fatigue
Strengthen operational resilience
​Meet regulatory expectations with confidence
Our Principles
Business First
We start with the business, not the supplier.
Context Drives Decisions
Business impact informs every decision.
Intelligence Over Volume
Quality of insight over quantity of data.
Continuous Understanding
​Dependencies change. So should your insights.
Actionable Insights
Turn intelligence into action that reduces risk.
The result: Greater visibility. Smarter prioritisation. Stronger resilience.
Start with Where. Build resilience with context.
Better decisions start with understanding.
The Start with Where Method gives you the clarity and context to manage third-party risk in a way that protects your business.
