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Third-Party Risk Disclosure & Mitigation Survey Template

Evaluate clarity of third-party risk disclosures and mitigations across teams. Uncover gaps, strengthen vendor transparency, and drive compliance.

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Sample Survey Items

Q1
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your typical interaction with third-party risk disclosures?
  • I regularly review full disclosures and mitigation plans
  • I occasionally review full disclosures
  • I rely on summaries but not full disclosures
  • I do not review these
Q2
Dropdown
In the past 3 months, how often did you review vendor risk disclosures?
  • Not at all
  • Less than monthly
  • Monthly
  • Weekly
  • Daily
Q3
Multiple Choice
Where do you typically access third-party risk information? Select all that apply.
  • Email digests
  • GRC dashboard
  • Policy or vendor risk reports
  • Meeting briefings
  • Slack/Teams updates
  • Wiki/knowledge base
  • Other
Q4
Rating
How easy is it to locate key risk and mitigation details in the GRC dashboard (or your primary tool)?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Very hardMax: Very easy
Q5
Opinion Scale
In the last 3 months, how easy was it to find the current mitigation and residual risk for a specific vendor?
Range: 1 – 10
Min: Very hardMid: NeutralMax: Very easy
Q6
Matrix
How clear are the following elements in our third-party risk disclosures (past quarter)?
RowsVery unclearSomewhat unclearNeutralSomewhat clearVery clear
Definition of risk categories•••••
Severity/impact ratings•••••
Mitigation steps and status•••••
Residual risk after mitigation•••••
Owner or responsible team•••••
Next review or reassessment date•••••
Q7
Rating
Overall, how plain-language are our risk write-ups and mitigation descriptions (past quarter)?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Jargon-heavyMax: Plain and clear
Q8
Opinion Scale
How visible is vendor risk status within the tools you use (e.g., dashboards, trackers)?
Range: 1 – 10
Min: Not visibleMid: Moderately visibleMax: Highly visible
Q9
Ranking
Rank the improvements that would be most helpful for clarity (drag to rank, top = most helpful).
Drag to order (top = most important)
  1. Plain-language executive summary
  2. Visual risk heatmap with legends
  3. Mitigation plan with owners and due dates
  4. Change history/changelog of risk posture
  5. Links to detailed assessments and evidence
Q10
Multiple Choice
Which mitigation elements are hardest to interpret? Select all that apply.
  • Technical controls (e.g., encryption, segmentation)
  • Process changes or compensating controls
  • Timelines and milestones
  • Residual risk quantification
  • Ownership and escalation path
  • None — it’s clear
  • Other
Q11
Opinion Scale
If a vendor incident were reported today, how confident are you that you’d know the next steps?
Range: 1 – 10
Min: Not confidentMid: Moderately confidentMax: Very confident
Q12
Long Text
Please share one recent example (last 60 days) where clarity helped or hindered a decision.
Max 600 chars
Q13
Rating
Overall satisfaction with the clarity of third-party risk disclosures and mitigations (past quarter).
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Very dissatisfiedMax: Very satisfied
Q14
Dropdown
What is your primary role?
  • Risk/GRC
  • Security
  • Procurement
  • Legal/Privacy
  • Engineering/IT
  • Finance
  • Operations
  • Executive
  • Other
Q15
Dropdown
What is your seniority level?
  • Individual contributor
  • Manager
  • Director
  • VP
  • C-level
  • Other
Q16
Dropdown
How long have you been in your current role?
  • <1 year
  • 1–2 years
  • 3–5 years
  • 6–10 years
  • >10 years
Q17
Dropdown
Which region are you primarily based in?
  • Americas
  • EMEA
  • APAC
  • Other
Q18
Multiple Choice
Attention check: To confirm you are reading carefully, please select “Agree.”
  • Strongly disagree
  • Disagree
  • Agree
  • Strongly agree
Q19
Chat Message
Welcome! This short survey asks about the clarity and usefulness of third-party risk disclosures and mitigations. Please answer based on your experience in the past quarter.
Q20
Long Text
Any other feedback on making third-party risk disclosures clearer for you?
Max 600 chars
Q21
AI Interview
AI Interview: 2 Follow-up Questions on third-party risk clarity
AI InterviewLength: 2Personality: [Object Object]Mode: Fast
Q22
Chat Message
Thank you for your time—your input will help us improve how we communicate third-party risks and mitigations.

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