The TPRM Efficiency Index.
Research across 93 enterprises, 607,803 evidence items and 630,563 hours of TPRM work.
Find the gaps before pressure exposes them
Vendor risk teams spend thousands of hours collecting evidence, reviewing vendor documents, mapping controls and coordinating follow-up. As vendor populations grow, this repeated work creates backlogs, slows onboarding and leaves specialists with less time to examine material risks.
The TPRM Efficiency Index examines 36,856 vendor assessments across 93 enterprises, covering 607,803 evidence items and 630,563 hours of TPRM work. It quantifies the hidden workload in vendor assessment and evidence review, showing how AI-assisted workflows can release capacity for higher-value risk work.
In this eBook you'll learn how to:
- Understand the hidden workload behind vendor assessments and evidence review
- Compare conventional and AI-assisted workflows by workload and volume
- See the distinct 66% reductions in total TPRM work and evidence-review time
- Estimate potential capacity and cost gains based on your assessment volume.
- Identify how reclaimed time cuts backlogs, expands coverage and deepens analysis
- See how Protecht and VISO TRUST connect assurance, decisions, and reporting
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This report examines 36,856 vendor assessments across 93 enterprises, 607,803 evidence items and 630,563 hours of TPRM work, helping you identify the workload behind conventional vendor assessment and evidence review.
“There’s no way to sustain it long term as a manual questionnaire and process. Think about the entire process, that could be a five, six, seven-week process.” – Jeff Deakins, CISO, James Hardie
The numbers tell a compelling story:
630,563
estimated TPRM work hours saved across the research dataset.
$847,00 USD
in estimated cost saved per enterprise, on average.
6,780
hours saved per enterprise and 17.1 hours saved per assessment, on average.
66%
reduction in total TPRM work and 66% reduction in evidence-review time.
Source: The TPRM Efficiency Index.
Estimated figures based on 36,856 assessments across 93 enterprises, 607,803 evidence items and a stated rate of US$125 an hour. These are not audited financial results.
Comparing your options
Move from reactive, spreadsheet-based compliance to a connected, automated governance system - ready for the Aged Care Act 2024.
| Capabilities | Manual approach using spreadsheets | Protecht | ||
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Incident & SIRS management
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Incidents tracked manually, inconsistent categorisation, limited visibility, and no automated escalation. | Real-time logging and automated escalation aligned to SIRS, with full audit trails and reporting. | ||
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Compliance & governance reporting
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Separate spreadsheets per site; time-consuming updates; high audit risk. | Centralised dashboards and reports showing compliance across all facilities, in real time. | ||
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Risk & quality oversight
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Disconnected risk registers make trend analysis and board reporting difficult. | Integrated risk framework connecting controls, incidents, and actions to deliver organisation-wide visibility. | ||
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Audit readiness
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Manual evidence gathering across documents and emails - error-prone and stressful. | Pre-configured, auditable registers with one-click reporting and timestamped compliance evidence. | ||
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Workflow & accountability
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No clear ownership or task tracking; actions often lost in email. | Automated workflows with defined responsibilities, due dates, and escalation paths. | ||
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Data security & integrity
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Version control issues and risk of accidental data loss or breaches. | Secure, cloud-hosted platform with role-based access, encryption, and complete audit logs. |
KEY AUDIENCES
Who should read this?
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Audience |
What you will learn |
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CISOs and cyber security managers |
Get faster clarity on posture, ownership and assurance during incidents and audits. |
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CROs, Heads of Risk and risk managers |
Connect cyber exposure to enterprise risk and operational impact in plain language. |
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Compliance, audit and assurance leaders |
Reduce the scramble for evidence with a more repeatable, provable controls story. |
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Operational resilience and business continuity leaders |
Treat cyber disruption as a continuity test, not just a security event. |
How Protecht helps
Act faster and make better decisions.
Move faster on vendor risk with VISO TRUST’s AI-powered vendor assurance and Protecht’s connected risk management platform:
- AI-assisted evidence collection and review reduce repeated work and help specialists focus on gaps, context and decisions
- Risk-based intake and tiering apply the right level of due diligence to each vendor
- Connected approvals, findings and actions maintain clear ownership from assessment to remediation
- Monitoring and reassessment help teams keep vendor oversight current
- Connected enterprise risk context links vendors with relevant risks, controls, cyber, compliance, incidents and resilience.
