Cost Control

The time has come to wave goodbye to legacy technology By all accounts, technology has a pretty fast lifecycle. Just think about the mobile phone you owned ten years ago, or the VHS player that took pride of place in your living room just five years before that. When it comes to technology, it doesn’t […]

How do I check that my invoices match my network? Matching your invoices to your inventory and services is basic TEM. It is about keeping track of your supply and demand, knowing what you pay for and ironing out any kinks in the system as you go along. Good TEM practice will result in the […]

When you work in a new and niche area such as Telecoms Expense Management (TEM), it’s hard to know what the future holds. TEM itself is still a relatively new field, and it is changing constantly as new technologies, products and services become available. With all this in mind, the idea of future-proofing a career […]

When all’s said and done, invoice management is what TEM is all about. That means keeping on top of your payments, checking for errors, and maintaining useful records. It may sound pretty straight forward, but mistakes are easily made, and they are usually due to a lack of standardisation and a failure to anticipate problems. […]

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 […]

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 […]