30 May 2023
Optimising enterprise mobility expenditure involves a strategic approach that targets various aspects of your mobility infrastructure and policies. Here are Eight steps to consider:
- Inventory Management: Maintain an up-to-date inventory of all mobile devices, contracts, and services. Knowing what you have is the first step towards managing it effectively.
- Audit and Validate Expenses: Regularly review and audit your mobility bills to detect discrepancies or unnecessary charges. Ensure that your organisation is not being overcharged and that you're only paying for services you use.
- Implement a structured Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Solutions to automate billing validation, cost optimisation, and contract governance across your mobility environment. Telecom Expense Management (TEM) is the process of auditing, managing, and optimising telecommunications spend across mobile, data, and voice services.
- Negotiate with Providers: Organisations should implement structured telecom contract governance to benchmark pricing and mitigate commercial risk.
- Implement Usage Policies: Develop clear usage policies for your employees. Define acceptable use, and set limits on data usage to prevent excess charges.
- Consider Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy: A BYOD policy allows employees to use their own devices for work purposes. This can result in significant cost savings, as the company doesn't need to purchase devices. However, BYOD also brings its own challenges, particularly in terms of data security and privacy.
- Regularly updating and upgrading devices through a structured device lifecycle management program can reduce cost, risk, and operational overhead.
- Train Employees: Train employees on how to use their devices efficiently and avoid behaviours that might result in extra charges, such as using excessive data when travelling.
- Benchmarking and Comparison: Research and compare rates and services from different providers to ensure you're getting competitive rates for the services you need.
Remember, each organisation is unique, so developing a strategy that meets your specific needs and circumstances is essential. It can be beneficial to work with a managed mobility services provider who can manage telecom costs, device lifecycle, and carrier governance holistically.
VoicePlus’ Atrium Integrated Managed Mobility & EndPoint Services combines Expense Management, Device Lifecycle, Procurement, and Device security service into a single solution that leverages digital integration, support and processes that:
- Enhance device security
- Optimise costs
- Improve Operational Efficiency
- Improve Visibility
- Enable Scalability
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