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Strategic Dependency Operating System

Board-grade executive operating system for dependency concentration, resilience scoring, and strategic exposure planning.

14
Tabs
1,800
Rows
420
Formulas
22
Charts
38
Pages
License
$995
Instant digital delivery
Lifetime updates included
COREOPERATIONSCloud InfraCore ERPPaymentsData VendorLogisticsIdentityCRMBillingStable dependencyConcentration riskRESILIENCE 62 / 100
Workbook Tour

See exactly what you get.

Auto-playing walkthrough of the cockpit, the live spreadsheet, and the board-ready dashboards generated from it.

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COREOPERATIONSCloud InfraCore ERPPaymentsData VendorLogisticsIdentityCRMBillingStable dependencyConcentration riskRESILIENCE 62 / 100
Strategic Dependency Operating System — executive cockpit view. Resilience, exposure, and scenario lanes at a glance.
Inside The Workbook

Real spreadsheet. Real formulas. Not a stock illustration.

Tab 03 — Dependency Inventory. Every critical vendor scored on revenue impact, switching cost, regulatory exposure, and alternative supply. Composite criticality drives the heatmap and resilience index.

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Executive overview
A complete executive operating system for mapping vendor, system, and people dependencies across the operating stack — and quantifying the strategic exposure embedded in each. Built for boards, audit committees, and PE operating partners who need a defensible answer to the question: where are we exposed?
Who it is for
  • CEOs evaluating enterprise resilience
  • COOs mapping operational concentration
  • CFOs quantifying continuity risk
  • PE operating teams assessing portfolio exposure
Business pain solved
  • Hidden single points of failure across the operating stack
  • Concentration risk that compounds quietly over multiple budget cycles
  • Resilience scoring that has no defensible board-level framework
Methodology

The operating method, step by step.

  1. 01 — Inventory

    Populate the dependency registry across vendors, systems, and human single-points-of-failure.

  2. 02 — Score

    Apply the four-axis criticality model: revenue impact, operational impact, regulatory weight, alternative supply.

  3. 03 — Concentrate

    Heatmap automatically clusters concentration by function, geography, and provider.

  4. 04 — Index

    Composite resilience index normalizes scores into a single board-comparable number.

  5. 05 — Report

    Exposure summary and board pack auto-populate from the live model.

Core Formulas

The math is defensible. Here it is.

Every output traces back to an editable formula. Calibrate weights, adjust thresholds, run sensitivity — without leaving Excel.

Criticality Score
ROUND(SUMPRODUCT(impactVector, weightVector) / SUM(weightVector), 0)

Normalizes each dependency to a 0–100 criticality value.

Concentration Index
1 − SUMSQ(shareByVendor) / POWER(SUM(shareByVendor), 2)

Herfindahl-style index for concentration across vendors.

Resilience Score
100 − (criticality × concentrationWeight + recoveryGap × recoveryWeight)

Composite resilience number reportable to the board.

Workbook Breakdown

Every tab in the model.

TAB 01

Dependency Inventory

Structured registry of every critical vendor, system, and process owner.

TAB 02

Criticality Scoring

Weighted scoring across revenue, operations, regulatory, and customer impact.

TAB 03

Concentration Heatmap

Visual concentration analysis by function, geography, and provider.

TAB 04

Resilience Index

Composite resilience score normalized for board reporting.

TAB 05

Exposure Summary

One-page executive summary with quantified strategic exposure.

Sample Dashboards

Built for executive viewing.

Pre-built dashboards calibrated for direct inclusion in board, audit committee, and operating reviews.

Dependency network mapDEPENDENCY · BOARD VIEW · TABLEEXEC SNAPSHOTDEPENDENCYCRITICALITYSCOREALTERNATIVESCloud InfraCritical921Core ERPCritical881Payments APIHigh742Identity ProviderCritical811Data VendorHigh692Logistics PartnerMedium523CRM PlatformMedium474
View 01
Dependency network map
Criticality heatmap by functionDEPENDENCY · BOARD VIEW · HEATEXEC SNAPSHOTFinanceOpsTechPeopleDataLegalQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8LowModerateCritical
View 02
Criticality heatmap by function
Resilience index trendDEPENDENCY · BOARD VIEW · KPIEXEC SNAPSHOTEXPOSUREHIGH+3 QoQRESILIENCE62 / 100−4 QoQVENDORS4712 criticalEXIT COST$1.82MEst. 14 moRESILIENCE INDEX · TRAILING 8 QUARTERSQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6Q7Q8
View 03
Resilience index trend
Top-10 concentration tableDEPENDENCY · BOARD VIEW · TRENDEXEC SNAPSHOT1007550250FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27ProjectedRisk threshold
View 04
Top-10 concentration table
In The Box

Exactly what gets delivered.

  • ExcelStrategicDependency_v4.2.xlsx
    4.2 MB
  • PowerPointExecutive_Exposure_Summary.pptx
    2.1 MB
  • PDFMethodology_Whitepaper.pdf
    1.6 MB
  • PDFScoring_Framework_Reference.pdf
    880 KB
Deployment Timeline

From license to board pack.

  1. Day 0
    License delivered. Open the workbook, run through the orientation tab.
  2. Day 1–2
    Populate the dependency inventory (typically 40–120 entries).
  3. Day 3
    Calibrate the weight vector with the COO / CFO offices.
  4. Day 4
    Review the auto-generated heatmap and resilience index.
  5. Day 5
    First board-ready exposure summary distributed.
Return On Investment

Why this is priced where it is.

Time to first board pack
5 days

vs. ~10 weeks for a comparable consulting build.

Equivalent consulting cost
$120k+

Typical Big 4 dependency mapping engagement.

License
$995

Lifetime updates included.

Executive Use Cases

Where this model gets deployed.

  • Annual board resilience review
  • Pre-transaction operational diligence
  • Insurance and continuity planning
What's Included

In every delivery.

  • Linked executive workbook (14 tabs)
  • Pre-built scoring framework with editable weights
  • Board-ready exposure summary
  • Editable visualization layer
  • Lifetime updates
Proof Points

Why teams trust it.

  • Methodology aligned to ISO 22301 continuity principles
  • Scoring rubric reviewed with Big 4 risk practice leadership
  • Used inside PE operating platforms for portfolio resilience reviews
Product FAQ

Specific questions.

Is this designed for board use?

Yes. Every output is calibrated for direct inclusion in board and audit committee materials.

Do we need finance expertise to use it?

No. The model is structured for operating leaders and is usable without specialist financial training.

How long until first board output?

Most teams populate the inventory and produce a first board-ready exposure summary inside 5 working days.

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