How to Save on Software
Original title: How to Save on Software – 3 Key Takeaways to Act on Now!
Open ERA Group's original report ↗The paper explains why software has become one of the hardest external cost categories to control. Even smaller organisations end up managing a large number of vendors, applications and licences, typically accumulated over time and without a consolidated view.
The method described is deliberately simple and summarised in three Ps: what is agreed on Paper, what you are actually Paying, and the Performance of what you bought — how the software is really used. According to the report, much of the potential sits in the gaps between those three.
It also covers hard-to-compare contracts and pricing models, and the need for governance over how software is purchased across the organisation. This is ERA Group's perspective and methodology, not a model developed by JMF Europe.
Key takeaways
- Many vendors, applications and licences — often without a consolidated view.
- Contracts and pricing models are difficult to compare and monitor.
- Actual usage frequently differs from the number of licences held.
- Governance over software purchasing needs to be explicit.
Relevant for
CFO · CIO · IT · Procurement
- Source
- ERA Group
- Language
- English
- Length
- 9 pages
- Original author
- Geert-Jan Dirven, Partner
Original material from ERA Group. JMF Europe provides a short summary here.