How-to, in depth

Guides

Each guide below is a full walkthrough of one problem in managing software spend. Follow any one for the step-by-step detail.

Software cost-out analysis

A practical method for finding and removing software cost without breaking the tools people rely on.

What triggers a true-up, what it costs, and how to prepare in the ninety days before it lands.

How to see renewals coming early enough to negotiate instead of rubber-stamping them.

Getting from a list of applications to real control over what you own, use, and pay for.

When an AI agent can do the work of a subscription, and how to decide whether it should.

Running software across subsidiaries and business units without losing the single view.