Decision library
Resources for better vendor checks.
Use these guides and free assets when a software or AI vendor decision needs evidence, risk framing, and a recommendation others can review.
Guides
Search-intent pages for the questions buyers ask before approval.
GuideVendor due diligence
How to review pricing, controls, compliance, lock-in, and decision risk.
GuideAI tool due diligenceData use, training, retention, model providers, workflow risk, and rollout conditions.
GuideSoftware vendor risk assessmentHow to weight vendor risk by evidence, impact, likelihood, and confidence.
GuideVendor decision brief templateHow to turn research into a short decision memo your team can defend.
Free assets
Lightweight structures your team can use before requesting a done-for-you review.
ChecklistVendor due diligence checklist
The checks to run before pilot, procurement, or rollout.
ChecklistAI tool approval checklistA practical approval frame for AI tools entering company workflows.
TemplateGo / No-Go decision brief templateA minimum defensible structure for software and vendor decisions.
Question list12 vendor questions before approvalQuestions to send before a vendor call, pilot, renewal, or procurement approval.
How to use this
Start with the asset, then escalate when the decision needs evidence.
Frame the risks by impact, likelihood, and confidence.
Turn the evidence into a Go / No-Go or conditional recommendation.
Request scope when the decision needs an independent analyst-style brief.
EvidenceOps
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