Precedents Matter in Cloud Negotiations December 3, 2019 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 7 minutes Negotiating with a SaaS cloud provider can be more unforgiving than you may think. Since your initial transaction will create… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations
Feeling Handcuffed by Your Current IT Vendor? Here is How to Increase Your Renegotiation Leverage November 19, 2019 John Belden Reading Time: 3 minutes In 2019 the global market for IT services will exceed one trillion dollars. Roughly 1/3 of that business will be… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management
Workday Negotiations – First Impressions and Precedents Matter May 2, 2019 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: 4 minutes Leverage is the key to all negotiations. No matter how great your benchmarking data may be or how skilled an… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Workday
Sole Sourcing Negotiations: SI Tactics and CIO Countermeasures April 30, 2019 Greg Hall Reading Time: 7 minutes How CIO’s can ensure they maintain control of their sole source negotiations The SI engagement playbook Make no mistake, your… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
5 Commercial Terms to Address in Workday Negotiations March 5, 2019 Erwann Couesbot Reading Time: 4 minutes Though Workday has primarily been known as a leader and innovator in the HCM space, their recent acquisitions and expansions… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Workday
Microsoft Cloud Negotiations: Sweet Upfront with a Bitter Aftertaste December 4, 2018 Erik Bullard Reading Time: 3 minutes As the year end approaches, many organizations find themselves in the final strokes of their Microsoft renewal negotiation. Microsoft is… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Microsoft
IT Outsourcing Agreements: 3 Details Many Negotiations Forget October 30, 2018 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 3 minutes It is not hard to come across a blog or article that covers the “must haves” or “gotchas” in an… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing
The High Cost of Anxiety in Negotiations September 11, 2018 Dave Blake Reading Time: 4 minutes Merriam-Webster defines anxiety as, “An abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations
Like Taking Candy from a Baby: Sacramento Schools Claim Workday Took Advantage of Them and File Suit August 14, 2018 John Belden Reading Time: 6 minutes Move over SAP, you are no longer alone in being sued with regards to California’s state payroll system. While the… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, IT Sourcing, System Integrators, Workday
Dancing with Salesforce: Make Sure to Stay in Step August 1, 2018 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: 4 minutes Several longstanding Salesforce enterprise customers have recently noticed changes in Salesforce’s behavior and approach to their relationship. Even if your… Read More Categories: Contract Negotiations, Salesforce