Purpose

This schema operationalises Step 6 (Make the Inventory Living — Monitoring Cadence and Exit Planning) and Step 7 (Produce the Two Anchor Deliverables — Board Strategy and Vendor Dashboard) of the AI Vendor Governance Architecture Playbook. It defines the data fields, monitoring cadence, alert triggers, and visual layout for the vendor dashboard — the artefact that transforms your vendor inventory from a point-in-time assessment into an instrument of continuous governance.

Build this the day after your board-endorsable strategy is signed. In a greenfield environment, the first dashboard entry sets the precedent for every vendor that follows.

Dashboard Schema — Data Fields by Tier

Every row in the vendor dashboard represents one active vendor relationship. The core fields below are mandatory across all four tiers; additional fields are tier-dependent.

Core Fields (All Tiers)