Find out through this presentation 6 steps for reducing substantially your telecom expenses and the consequent Return On Investment you can achieve with a TEM (Telecom Expense Management) Project.

Over the last several years, telecom expenditure has become one of the largest budget items for businesses. In this period of economic difficulty and pressure from executive committees, many IT, financial or purchasing managers have to deal with certain issues. To succeed in establishing simple, realistic and ambitious cost reduction objectives, amidst the complexity of telecom offers, requires a clear overview of the telecom situation. Auditing your telecom environment is one of the cornerstones of Telecom Expense Management (TEM), a telecom resources and cost management project. This white paper endeavors to highlight the important elements to which attention should be given when considering a report on the telecom situation of a business.

While European TEM (Telecom Expense Management) has some different challenges in comparison to the United States, to a large degree we do find European TEM sharing the same trends as the U.S.  With that, this report on the future of TEM, which also includes background on TEM origins in the U.S., is a quick and interesting read.

Companies evaluate TEM providers on a realm of criteria.  Yet often the most basic of all TEM activities is ignored: the quality of Carrier Integrations.  Companies need to be aware of the challenges in integrating with carriers and properly loading usage data which is used for a realm of activities throughout the TEM lifecycle.

This whitepaper is a must read for any European MNC considering a TEM solution.  The Whitepaper describes what carrier integrations are and some of the considerations you should be aware of as you seek a TEM provider.