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An enterprise has decided to use third-party software for a business process which is hosted and supported by the same third party. The BEST way to provide quality of service oversight would be to…

The correct answer is B. for periodic service provider audits. To ensure ongoing quality of service oversight for a third-party hosted and supported business process, establishing a process for periodic service provider audits is the most effective approach.

Submitted by yasin.bd· Apr 18, 2026Governance of Enterprise IT

Question

An enterprise has decided to use third-party software for a business process which is hosted and supported by the same third party. The BEST way to provide quality of service oversight would be to establish a process:

Options

  • Afor robust change management.
  • Bfor periodic service provider audits.
  • Cfor enterprise architecture (EA) updates.
  • Dto qualify service providers.

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    71% (17)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    17% (4)

Why each option

To ensure ongoing quality of service oversight for a third-party hosted and supported business process, establishing a process for periodic service provider audits is the most effective approach.

Afor robust change management.

Robust change management is critical for managing changes to the service but does not provide comprehensive oversight of the ongoing quality of the service provider's entire operation.

Bfor periodic service provider audits.Correct

Periodic service provider audits involve regular reviews of the third party's operations, security controls, performance metrics, and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), providing direct verification and assurance of the quality of service being delivered over time.

Cfor enterprise architecture (EA) updates.

A process for enterprise architecture (EA) updates is for internal strategic planning and documentation, not for directly overseeing the quality of a third-party service.

Dto qualify service providers.

Qualifying service providers is done initially during selection; it does not provide ongoing quality of service oversight once the provider is already engaged.

Concept tested: Third-party service quality oversight

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/auditing-vendor-access

Topics

#Vendor management#Service level management#IT outsourcing oversight#Third-party assurance

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