Advisory services

Six disciplines of licensing excellence.

Each practice is led by former vendor executives with direct commercial authority — people who priced, discounted and audited these agreements from the inside.

01 / Licensing

Software Licensing Advisory

Typical outcome — 25–50% savings

Oracle, Microsoft EA, SAP, Salesforce — licensing complexity decoded and contracts restructured across complex multi-product estates.

  • Independent license position assessment
  • Contract restructuring & entitlement mapping
  • Benchmark pricing against real market data
See how we save 25–50% →
02 / Cloud

Cloud Contract Negotiation

Track record — $500M+ negotiated

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud — committed-use structuring, enterprise discount agreements and egress optimisation across hyperscaler platforms.

  • EDP / MACC / CUD commitment design
  • Discount tier & exit-provision negotiation
  • Consumption forecasting against real workloads
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03 / AI

AI Procurement Advisory

Before the terms become entrenched

Usage pricing, IP ownership, data governance and model performance SLAs — navigate AI vendor contracts with confidence.

  • Usage-based pricing structures & caps
  • IP ownership and data usage rights
  • Model stability & performance SLA clauses
Review AI contracts →
04 / Audit

Vendor Audit Defence

Average claim reduction — 72%

Oracle, SAP and Microsoft compliance audits, with former audit managers on our team. We've never walked away from an audit at less than 50% savings.

  • Audit response strategy from first letter
  • Measurement methodology challenges
  • Settlement negotiation & future-proofing
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05 / SaaS

SaaS License Optimization

Average savings — 20–40%

Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday — benchmarking, shelfware elimination and renewal restructuring with no loss of functionality.

  • Utilisation analysis & shelfware elimination
  • SKU rationalisation and tier right-sizing
  • Renewal restructuring with benchmark leverage
Reduce SaaS spend →
06 / Outsourcing

IT Outsourcing Negotiation

Multi-year agreements — de-risked

Managed services, BPO and staff augmentation — agreements protecting your flexibility, IP rights and transition protections.

  • Pricing model & benchmark clauses
  • IP rights and exit / transition protections
  • Service level & governance frameworks
Renegotiate your deal →
How an engagement runs

From first call to signed outcome.

Day 0–2

48-hour review

We review your renewal date, current quote and contract set — and identify where the leverage is.

Week 1–3

Baseline & benchmark

Independent license position, utilisation analysis, and pricing benchmarked against comparable deals.

Week 3–6

Strategy

Negotiation plan with quantified targets, fallback positions and vendor-specific timing levers.

To signature

Execution

We coach your team round-by-round — or sit at the table with you until the outcome is signed.

48-hour savings review

Don't walk in without us.

Your next Oracle, Microsoft or SAP renewal is a negotiation. Schedule a confidential consultation — we identify savings opportunities within 48 hours of engagement.

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Confidential · No vendor relationships · No conflicts of interest
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