Cost Control

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

If your CPO walked in your office tomorrow could you or your team answer these 7 simple questions related to your telecom environment in less than 1 business day and with a high-level of confidence? Who are our top 10 suppliers? What is our annual spend broken down across all products and services? What is […]

Work hacks, those genius, unique “jimmy-rigged” solutions, or “workarounds” that are an ineffective cheap approach to solving a repeatable problem or requirement to your daily job. Most work hacks are created because the pre-existing application doesn’t bring together information or processes that employees require to effectively perform their daily duties.  So, what do we do, we […]

Top Telecom Category Management Savings Ideas and Tips that will save you money guaranteed!   Telecom savings the age-old quest to manage Telecom and IT category spend, suppliers, contracts, and network performance to validate you have our Telecom Category under control. Most Telecom Category managers or TEM teams whether it be IT Sourcing, Finance or […]