Research / Roles
Contracts and Licensing
Research / Roles
Contracts and Licensing
Contract and License Manager
For anyone whose primary role involves managing the organisation’s IT agreements. This collection focuses, among other things, on IT supplier management and articles covering key contractual terms and conditions.
Licenses
Negotiating Microsoft Agreements
In this article, we show how you as a customer strengthen your negotiating position and get as strong as possible in a Microsoft negotiation.
Introduction to Software audit
This article explores how software customers can prevent, prepare for, and manage software audits to minimize the risk of substantial additional charges.
Contract Terms
The expensive terms: Capacity flexibility
The requirement for downward capacity flexibility is a key factor that significantly impacts the pricing of the overall ITO service agreement.
The expensive terms: Special security requirements
Certain terms in IT operations service agreements significantly impact the total contract price. In particular, the inclusion of specific security requirements has a decisive effect on the final cost of the agreement.
The expensive terms: Design authority
Design authority is one of the terms that has a decisive impact on the price of operating agreements. In this article, we will review why and what can replace it.
The expensive terms: Special location requirements
Special location requirements are one of the conditions that have a decisive impact on the price of operating agreements.
The expensive terms: Complexity
The complexity of the overall IT landscape is a factor that has a decisive impact on the price of ITO services.
The expensive terms: Short commitment periods
While a short commitment period on an outsourcing agreement may seem attractive, it typically entails additional costs that should be taken into consideration.
The expensive terms: High penalty clauses in outsourcing contracts
High penalty clauses in contracts lead to higher prices and are rarely the best way to ensure high operational quality.