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CHAPTER 5<br />

COBIT 5 PROCESS REFERENCE GUIDE CONTENTS<br />

APO10 Process Practices, Inputs/Outputs and Activities (cont.)<br />

Management Practice Inputs Outputs<br />

APO10.03 Manage supplier relationships<br />

From Description Description To<br />

and contracts.<br />

Formalise and manage the supplier relationship for<br />

each supplier. Manage, maintain and monitor contracts<br />

BAI03.04 Approved acquisition plans Supplier roles<br />

and responsibilities<br />

Internal<br />

and service delivery. Ensure that new or changed<br />

Communication and Internal<br />

contracts conform to enterprise standards and legal and<br />

review process<br />

regulatory requirements. Deal with contractual disputes.<br />

Activities<br />

Results and suggested<br />

improvements<br />

Internal<br />

1. Assign relationship owners for all suppliers and make them accountable for the quality of service(s) provided.<br />

2. Specify a formal communication and review process, including supplier interactions and schedules.<br />

3. Agree on, manage, maintain and renew formal contracts with the supplier. Ensure that contracts conform to enterprise standards and legal and<br />

regulatory requirements.<br />

4. Within contracts with key service suppliers include provisions for the review of supplier site and internal practices and controls by management or<br />

independent third parties.<br />

5. Evaluate the effectiveness of the relationship and identify necessary improvements.<br />

6. Define, communicate and agree on ways to implement required improvements to the relationship.<br />

7. Use established procedures to deal with contract disputes, first using, wherever possible, effective relationships and communications to overcome<br />

service problems.<br />

8. Define and formalise roles and responsibilities for each service supplier. Where several suppliers combine to provide a service, consider allocating a<br />

lead contractor role to one of the suppliers to take responsibility for an overall contract.<br />

Management Practice Inputs Outputs<br />

APO10.04 Manage supplier risk.<br />

From Description Description To<br />

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to continually provide secure, efficient and effective<br />

service delivery.<br />

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risk assessments<br />

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Identified supplier<br />

delivery risk<br />

APO12.01<br />

APO12.03<br />

BAI01.01<br />

profile reports<br />

for stakeholders<br />

Activities<br />

Identified contract<br />

requirements to<br />

minimise risk<br />

Internal<br />

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and continually.<br />

2. When defining the contract, provide for potential service risk by clearly defining service requirements, including software escrow agreements,<br />

alternative suppliers or standby agreements to mitigate possible supplier failure; security and protection of intellectual property (IP); and any legal<br />

or regulatory requirements.<br />

Management Practice Inputs Outputs<br />

APO10.05 Monitor supplier performance<br />

From Description Description To<br />

and compliance.<br />

Periodically review the overall performance of suppliers,<br />

compliance to contract requirements, and value for<br />

Supplier compliance<br />

monitoring criteria<br />

Internal<br />

money, and address identified issues.<br />

Activities<br />

Supplier compliance<br />

monitoring review results<br />

MEA01.03<br />

1. Define and document criteria to monitor supplier performance aligned with service level agreements and ensure that the supplier regularly and<br />

transparently reports on agreed-on criteria.<br />

2. Monitor and review service delivery to ensure that the supplier is providing an acceptable quality of service, meeting requirements and adhering to<br />

contract conditions.<br />

3. Review supplier performance and value for money to ensure that they are reliable and competitive, compared with alternative suppliers and<br />

market conditions.<br />

4. Request independent reviews of supplier internal practices and controls, if necessary.<br />

5. Record and assess review results periodically and discuss them with the supplier to identify needs and opportunities for improvement.<br />

6. Monitor and evaluate externally available information about the supplier.<br />

Personal Copy of: Mr. Dong Hong Wang<br />

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Align, Plan and Organise

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