Vendor Management

Blueprints

Review Top Contracts to Level the Playing Field With Key IT Vendors

Avoid common pitfalls and gotchas!

Contains: 2 PowerPoints, and 1 Excel Tool

Make Prudent Decisions When Increasing Your Salesforce Footprint

Salesforce’s previous purchasing transparency has diminished, making it critical to understand licensing methods, and foreshadows compliance audits.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 4 Excel Tools

Establish a Sustainable Vendor Management Office

Lay the foundation for a vendor management process that is built to last.

Contains: 5 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 3 Excel Tools

Proactively Identify and Mitigate Vendor Risk

Promote a collaborative approach to vendor risk management and guard against regulatory, security, operational, and financial risk.

Contains: 5 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 5 Excel Tools

Don’t Allow Software Licensing to Derail Your M&A

Be an advocate for exploring the legal entity structure of your new organization and how it relates to license agreements.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, and 6 Excel Tools

Manage Your Vendors Before They Manage You

Maximize the value of vendor relationships.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 4 Word Documents, 5 Excel Tools, and 4 Videos

Implement a Proactive and Consistent Vendor Selection Process

Formalize your process to eliminate bias and maximize value.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 6 Word Documents, and 6 Excel Tools

Demystify Oracle Licensing and Optimize Spend

Overspending with Oracle is easier than you think, thanks to the open access framework coupled with complexity of licensing.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 5 Excel Tools

Craft a Cloud Strategy for the Enterprise Database

There’s no cloud. There’s just the database.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 1 Word Document, 3 Excel Tools, 1 Visio Diagram, and 1 PDF Document

Prepare and Defend Against a Software Audit

A mishandled audit can result in financial consequences far more severe than a slap on the wrist.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 3 Excel Tools

Master Contract Review and Negotiation for Software Agreements

Optimize spend with significant cost savings and negotiate from a position of strength.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 4 Word Documents, and 4 Excel Tools

Negotiate SaaS Agreements That Are Built to Last

Leverage your unique position and find substantial cost savings.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 3 Word Documents, and 5 Excel Tools

Solution Sets

Modernize Your Microsoft Licensing for the Cloud Era

Take control of your Microsoft licensing and optimize spend.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, 1 Word Document, 2 Excel Tools, 1 Visio Diagram, and 1 PDF Document

Master the Secrets of VMware Licensing to Maximize Your Investment

Learn the essential steps to avoid overspending and to maximize negotiation leverage with VMware.

Contains: 2 PowerPoints, and 4 Excel Tools

Master the Secrets of Adobe’s Creative Cloud Contracts to Right-Size Your Adobe Spend

Learn the essential steps to avoid overspending and to maximize negotiation leverage with Adobe.

Contains: 2 PowerPoints, and 3 Excel Tools

Explore the Secrets of SAP Software Contracts to Optimize Spend and Reduce Compliance Risk

Overspending and becoming noncompliant with SAP is easier than you think. Assess your contract and build a strategy to negotiate from a position of strength.

Contains: 6 PowerPoints, and 1 Excel Tool

Explore the Secrets of IBM Software Contracts to Optimize Spend and Reduce Compliance Risk

Learn the essential steps to avoid overspending or failing an IBM audit.

Contains: 2 PowerPoints, and 2 Excel Tools

Effectively Manage Cloud Vendors

Don’t be afraid to let go.

Contains: 1 PowerPoint, 1 Word Document, and 1 Video

Get Ready for the Evolution of Vendor Management

VM needs to advance to cope with the evolving and changing business/IT environment.

Contains: 2 PowerPoints, 1 Word Document, and 4 Excel Tools

Create Synergy and Prove the ROI of Your VMO

Create business value metrics that resonate with executives.

Master the MSA for Your Managed Services Providers

Perfect your MSAs by avoiding disputes, clarifying obligations, and customizing your agreements.

Contains: 3 PowerPoints, and 1 Excel Tool

Explore the Secrets of Oracle Cloud Licensing

Learn the essential steps to avoid overspending and minimize compliance risks with Oracle’s commercial cloud licensing model.