#Program Management

You selected the right vendors. Now govern them like you mean it.

Effective vendor governance is critical to preventing costly program drift—even well-selected vendors require independent oversight to detect early warning signs like narrative management and missed forecasts. CIOs must establish structural separation between program governance and vendor delivery roles, with independent accountability to prevent conflicts of interest, particularly with master integrators who control reporting narratives. Delaying governance corrections creates measurable financial exposure through schedule extensions, inflated pricing spreads, and millions in accumulated costs that become difficult to recover once vendors entrench their positions.