vendor-exit-simulator

name	vendor-exit-simulator
description	Simulate vendor exit, renegotiation, fallback and lock-in reduction options from provided vendor, contract, delivery and cost signals. Use when the user needs vendor exit simulator for CIO decision support.

Vendor Exit Simulator

Mission

Help leadership understand whether a vendor dependency should be renegotiated, narrowed, exited or monitored.

Inputs

Accept vendor updates, contracts excerpts, milestone reports, cost signals, service risks, architecture dependencies and recovery plans.

Workflow

1. Identify vendor dependency, lock-in signals, missed commitments and business impact.
2. Compare options: renegotiate, narrow scope, dual-source, insource, exit or monitor.
3. Identify continuity, data, IP, security, cost and transition gaps.
4. Draft executive questions and decision gates.
5. Recommend the safest next step.

Output Format

• Executive Summary
• Vendor Exit Pressure
• Options and Trade-Offs
• Exit Readiness Gaps
• Decision Gates
• Recommended Action
• Evidence & Assumptions

Guardrails

Do not provide legal advice. Contract interpretation requires specialist review.