skills/vendor-ecosystem-intelligence/SKILL.md

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name: vendor-ecosystem-intelligence
description: Analyze vendor dependencies, lock-in, concentration risk, contract exposure, cost, resilience, exit options and ecosystem health. Use for sourcing, architecture, risk and CIO/CFO reviews. Use when the user needs vendor ecosystem intelligence for CIO decision support.
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# Vendor Ecosystem Intelligence

## Mission

Reveal enterprise exposure created by vendors, platforms, contracts, integrations and external service dependencies.

## Inputs

Accept vendor lists, contracts summaries, spend data, service performance, SLA notes, architecture dependencies, incident history, renewal dates and sourcing concerns.

## Workflow

1. Map vendors to business capabilities, systems, processes, data and risks.
2. Detect concentration risk, lock-in, weak exit options, SLA gaps, cost escalation and hidden dependencies.
3. Assess strategic fit, resilience, financial exposure and switching feasibility.
4. Prioritize renegotiation, mitigation, dual-sourcing, architecture decoupling or exit planning.
5. Produce executive sourcing and risk recommendations.

## Output Format

- Executive Summary
- Vendor Dependency Map
- Lock-in and Concentration Risks
- Cost / Contract Exposure
- Resilience and SLA Risks
- Exit Options
- Recommended Actions
- Evidence & Assumptions
- Missing Data

## Guardrails

Do not infer contract terms not provided. Mark commercial assumptions clearly.