{"id":4553,"date":"2022-08-24T18:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T18:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbccom.com\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2022-12-15T20:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:35:01","slug":"cost-optimization-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbccom.com\/staging\/cost-optimization-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost Optimization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"E333\">Telecom Optimization Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E335\">Many organizations continually struggle to manage their IT budgets. The rush to implement distributed services has allowed many vendors to take advantage of a reactionary environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E337\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E338\">Any telecom vendor&#8217;s objective has always been to maximize revenue from their clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E340\">80% of telecom billings are incorrect, and, of those errors, 98% go undetected (GARTNER)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E342\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E343\">We at PBC have a unique history of expertise and vendor knowledge, allowing us to uncover hidden cost opportunities using leverage, real-time data, and experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"E345\">Service Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E347\">Our Telecom Optimization services provide specific value to our executive clients by the following key value propositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce Costs by an average of 35%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance Quality of Service and Reliability of Voice and Data Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimization provides the opportunity to reallocate recovered revenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"E355\">Our Specific Telecom Optimization Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E357\">Our PBC team has extensive knowledge of vendor pricing models, contract structure, vendor agnostic relationships and negotiation experience. We provide a 3-year ongoing review service with agreed-upon milestones and reporting aligned to our client needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E359\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E361\">Specific areas that PBC focuses upon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E363\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E365\"><strong>PBC Cost Optimization Services \u2013 Delivered as Needed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contract Cost (Re)negotiation, Renewal, and terms negotiation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordination of Procurement of Move, Add, Change, Delete (MACD) Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommendation of Best-in-Class Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vendor Contract Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stakeholder-Specific Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridging potential communication gaps between C-Suite, IT, AP, and Procurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Billing Error Audit and Recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E381\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"E382\"><strong>PBC Recurring Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monthly Billing &amp; Error Audit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterly Usage Review and Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterly Unused Services Audit and Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly Price Change Monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular Internal Control Service Audit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cost optimization can reveal gaps in your spending and uncover capital, that directly affects your bottom line. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pbcknowledge","category-phone-bill","category-risk-and-resilience"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Optimizing Cost \u2022 PBC Communications<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get acquainted with the PBC best practices when it comes down to optimizing your cost structure. 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