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Telecoms Expense Management (TEM) has the potential to save – or lose – a lot of money for your company. It all depends on your team’s ability to manage your telecom environment efficiently and thoroughly. In this series, we have already discussed the importance of maintaining good inventory records and invoice management. Now, it’s time to consider your […]

It goes without saying that you should read every new telecoms contract carefully and completely before you sign on the dotted line. If there’s something in there that you don’t like, you can ask to have it removed. And if there’s a crucial element missing, you should have plenty of time to negotiate with the […]

Carrier selection is practically a science in the world of TEM. Every company has different needs, different budgets and different plans for the future, and finding a carrier who can match up to these expectations can be a challenge at the best of times. But, what if you are also looking for a carrier that can cover […]

You will already have performed checks and benchmarking exercises on your existing vendors, but there is much more to a supplier relationship than market reputation and competitive pricing. You need to be able to get the best possible performance out of your suppliers at all times, so that you can build a long-term relationship that you can […]

One of the main questions that comes up when implementing Telecom Expense Management is how to measure the ROI. Identifying the “low hanging fruit” when deploying a TEM solution is the easy bit.  Often times the question arises how are savings realized and what are the additional ROI elements associated with TEM. Here are our […]

As a Sourcing and Procurement professional in telecoms, understanding the market place to identify vendors based on your business requirements with your specific telecom product and service types is crucial. Whether you’re sourcing a one-off solution or large scale RFP the fundamentals of this activity involve: 1. understanding your business requirements 2. identifying vendors which […]

How should I capture and create and manage my telecom inventory? Here’s a free template on how to create a telecom inventory [download_btn label=”Download excel file”] Because of the lack of industry standards around how telecom inventory management records are created, many organization struggle to understand just how best to establish their own telecom inventories. The foundation […]

Temforce is not your typical “TEM” application i.e. not designed just for validating and paying carrier invoices. temforce was built on our own frustrations around trying to manage multiple applications, spreadsheets, lack of workflow management, bad inventory controls, and lack of transparency. Temforce is designed to solve the problems of Telecom Category Management in one […]

Cost and Implementation In case you’re probably wondering how much should a TEM solution costs and how hard is it to implement a solution this guide provides a summary of how TEM providers charge as well as how long it takes to implement a solution. In terms of cost you may be shocked to receive […]

Before you head down the dark side of a TEM RFP here are the 4 key important aspects to consider with when procuring a TEM solution: 1 – Workflow Controls and why they are important: If you’ve been reading our blog post you’ve probably come across ‘Why you should be thinking about workflow management” (http://www.temforce.com/why-you-should-be-thinking-about-workflow-management/) […]

What is TEM? A typical solution starts out with a problem or a general need to solve. In the case of TEM this can span across a variety of areas. For example, “we need a process to manage our telecom spend, how do I know if this telecom invoice is correct or we just had […]