1. Insider Connectivity Review & Savings Analysis
Sample Deliverable
Insider Connectivity Review & Savings Analysis

2. What is an Insider Connectivity Review?
An Insider Connectivity Review provides a 3rd party objective assessment into the current state of an enterprise’s costs and future state savings based on Advocate’s industry benchmark for voice, mobile, data and conferencing services.

3. Who Benefits from an Insider Connectivity Review?
This is a great tool for CIOs and CPOs who need an expert’s evaluation of the current state enterprise’s costs to establish a strategy and roadmap for network cost reduction.

4. Sample Client Overview
Client Information:
Large U.S.-based Manufacturing Company
Annual IT Connectivity Spend: $6,904,825
Small IT department
Multiple legacy network services
Lack of centralized purchasing department with no automated billing capability and limited network cost visibility
Client Goals:
Reduce voice, data, mobile and conferencing spend
Consolidate the number of service providers
Use new Unified Communications service (Skype for Business) for all internal communications
Utilize new conferencing service for investor relations calls

5. Service Type and Vendor Spend Data
Advocate utilized the client’s spend data (as shown below) to identify cost reduction opportunities by service type and vendor.
Service Type and Vendor Spend Data

6. Sample Client Executive Summary
The annual IT connectivity spend identified by the client is $6.9M. After reviewing contracts and commitments, the addressable spend (spend that can be impacted through sourcing activities within 18 months) that would drive cost reduction is $5.9M across 4 service types. A total of 12 service providers’ contracts and rates were benchmarked using the Advocate proprietary database.
Type of Services Reviewed
Addressable Spend
Analyzed
Recommended Strategy
Projected
Annual Savings
Amount
Percentage
Data Network
$ ,435,995
AT&T and Verizon above current 2015 Benchmark
Start detailed inventory assessment, review future state Technology refresh options & develop migration plan
Conduct a sourcing engagement
$386,519 - $626,165
11% - 18%
Mobile
$ ,173,914
Re-evaluate technology provider and future requirements
$234,783 - $410,870
20% - 35%
Conferencing Services
$ ,170
Evaluate business unit usage and requirements to determine replacement service via Skype Business
Source Investor Relations service separately
$76,311 - $153,995
11% - 22%
Local & Long Distance Voice
$ ,192
Utilize 3rd party aggregator (Granite) to leverage renegotiations with existing providers or move services
$77,063 - $128,438
12% - 20%
TOTAL
$ ,947,271
$774,676 - $1,319,468
13% - 22%

7. Based on the free Insider Connectivity Review, Advocate recommended:
Conduct four simultaneous sourcing engagements
Advocate’s current proprietary benchmark data identifies AT&T and Verizon as having the greatest savings potential based on current contracts and rates
Move all internal conferencing to the Unified Communications (Skype for Business) platform
Drive voice, data, mobile, and conferencing savings of $774, $1,319,468
Recommendations

8. Sample Client Annual Connectivity Spend Projection
Annual connectivity spend projections showed this client’s potential savings over project completion timeline.
Mobile Savings Realized
$410,870
Local & Long Distance Voice Savings Realized
$128,438
Data Network Savings Realized
$626,165
Conf. Services Savings Realized
$153,995

9. Methodology
Developed over the last 15 years, Advocate’s proven Insider’s Steps to Transformation and Optimization approach has delivered results for more than 600 enterprises.

10. OUR METHODOLOGY
DAPSIM

11. Why Advocate? Savings over 25% Average Reliable
$250M+
managed globally
Sourced over $1.8B during last 18 months
Global
capabilities, local expertise
Proven
98% client satisfaction rate
Relationships with Over 100+ Service Providers
Proprietary industry benchmark
Dedicated data scientists
People Experience Expertise
Knowledge
Unbiased Analysis
Trusted
600+ clients
Secure
15 years of growth and innovation

12. Contact Advocate for Your Free Insider Connectivity Review
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To get started, please complete this brief online survey to see if you qualify for the Connectivity Review.  If you qualify, we will contact you within 48 business hours. 
Once approved, all you need to do is to provide your current voice, data, mobile and conferencing A/P spend and top 3-5 contracts by vendor.  It’s that easy!