Detailed review and analysis of third-party relationships and spend performed with a unique blend of sourcing, technical, and financial expertise. Optimization efforts result in short-term and long-term savings with improved supplier relationships and contract flexibility. Administrative tools and processes are reviewed to ensure benefits are sustained.

• Interview client stakeholder team
• Identify major third-party supplier relationships
• Software
• Hardware maintenance
• Telecom
• Other service provider
• Document collection/Initial review
• Identify immediate improvement opportunities

Requirements

• Interview stakeholders on supplier/product/service strategy
• Identify current standards
• Identify strategic directional products and desired timeline for implementation
• Identify products to be sunset and desired timeline for elimination

Analysis

• Identify functional or service overlaps among current agreements
• Identify excess capacity (e.g., excess licenses, overprovisioning of circuits)
• Identify strategy fits and misfits and priority for resolution of misfits
• Review and assess agreement terms and rates relative to market
• Review and assess roles/processes that support/defeat recommendations (e.g., asset management)

Recommendation/Report

• Synthesize and document all findings and recommendations
• Identify specific renegotiation opportunities:
• Terms and rates; scope change;agreement or supplier consolidation
• Identify improvement opportunities for strategic supplier relationships
• Document priority portfolio
• Document timeline for implementing the future state environment
• Document financial risks of delays in implementation
• Document process changes that better support recommendations
• Recommend IT roles not currently being played required to sustain improvements

Business Case and Approval

• Build business case for implementation

Transition/Implementation

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