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, manage 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-backed bargaining power
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 bargaining power 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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