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Risk practitioners wonder about it: “CTPRP vs. CTPRA? Which certification is right for me?"  Poet Robert Frost wrote about it: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” Major League Baseball player Yogi Berra spoke of it: “When you come to the fork in the road, take it!” Doing busin ....

Writers at The Economist don’t suffer fools, or foolish notions about leadership gladly. So, it’s worth noting when their pointed analyses of a business issue -- in this case, significant changes to the CEO’s role -- involves third party risk management.   Last month, the publication to ....

Seeking a promotion or a new job?  The Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP) designation is worth considering.   In a recent survey of CTPRP designees, 80 percent of respondents reported that the CTPRP training improved their ability to fulfill their job duties. 47 percent of respo ....

In the late ‘80s, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America ran an advertising campaign with a simple and powerful message. In one of the televised spots, a man cracks an egg (your brain) into a hot skillet (drugs) where it sizzles (your brain on drugs). If we created a public service announcemen ....

Who does your organization trust to assess key service providers with access to your confidential and proprietary data? Specialized skills and expertise are required to manage risk in a rapidly evolving outsourced economy. Certifications are an important way to demonstrate competency in a complicate ....

Special expertise and training is required to manage risk in this outsourced economy. Studies consistently demonstrate a disconnect between regulatory and industry standards for third party risk management (TPRM) and a lack of holistic, proactive program design and implementation. This gap is placin ....