- A contract is approaching renewal or auto-renewal
- The decision has material financial, risk or architectural impact
- The vendor is high cost, business critical or sensitive
- Renewal timeline and trigger management — dates, auto-renewal clauses, escalation thresholds
- Triage and prioritization — action required, monitor, no action
- Portfolio context at renewal time — overlap, ownership, architectural fit
- Product alternatives when leverage is needed
- A structured decision record covering renew, renegotiate or replace, with rationale and trade-offs