Cost reduction is a process used by businesses to reduce overhead and expenses and increase the bottom line. The strategies can vary depending on the complexity of a company’s spending, the number of vendors, t...
It happens all of the time. Clients that audit their own invoices and manage their own contracts…spend wasted hours trying to sort out the fees and promo plans service providers offer. In the end (months l...
The expansion of digital business, growth of cloud services, and increasing regulatory scrutiny of third-party vendor relationships are just a few factors placing a heightened focus on vendor risk management. B...
MOST COMMON MISTAKES made by finance, legal, and contract management departments … Automatic Renewal Clauses (“ARCs”) or AUTORENEWALS can be golden for business. But for all their perks, ARCs are noto...
A team mentality must be brought to the contract development and negotiations phase. In too many companies, outsourcing contracts are left to purchasing, legal, and senior executives, then assigned to the manag...
IT costs are often seen as a small percentage of business expense, generally sitting under 5% of overall business expenses. Many leaders in the past have focused on larger areas, avoiding taking a deep dive int...