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Supply Chain Risk Management for Technology Procurement

7 chapters · 33 lessons

1. 1. Supply Chain Risk Fundamentals in Technology Procurement

   4 lessons

   Understand how risk propagates through technology supply chains and why traditional procurement methods miss modern dependencies.

2. 2. Building Complete Dependency Inventories

   5 lessons

   Learn systematic methods to discover and document all components, services, and relationships in a technology product.

3. 3. Provenance Analysis and Ownership Risk

   5 lessons

   Assess who controls each component, which jurisdictions apply, and how corporate relationships create risk exposure.

4. 4. Data Flow Mapping and Privacy Risk

   5 lessons

   Track where sensitive data moves, how it is processed, and which parties gain access at each stage.

5. 5. Risk Decision Frameworks and Scoring Methods

   4 lessons

   Apply structured methods to evaluate risk severity, compare alternatives, and make defensible procurement decisions.

6. 6. Contract Controls and Vendor Attestations

   5 lessons

   Design enforceable contract terms, attestation requirements, and monitoring rights that mitigate identified risks.

7. 7. Applying Supply Chain Risk to AI and Cloud Systems

   5 lessons

   Adapt procurement frameworks to evaluate AI models, hosted services, and other emerging technology categories.