Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Expense Optimization Can Reduce Your Telecom - Spend For Your Business

Expense Optimization, the third part of this series explaining Telecom Expense Management, details how it can make your telecom spend provide peak Return On Investment. Obviously you want your company to spend its money wisely, and TEM can assure that you don't squander it on useless or redundant services or assets.

Once your telecom assets are under control you still have the task of making sure that the expenditures you are making are the most cost effective. Analyzing the data and implementing changes from the collected information is the key to controlling your costs. In this case, it can be said "too much information isn't enough." One can always use more information about telecom spend to reduce waste.

Each month your rates and tariffs must be looked over and evaluated. Optimization needs to be an on-going process with TEM. From the "big picture" to the smallest detail, the documentation and accountability factor must be present for proper management of your telecom expenditures. Any discrepancies or errors should be resolved immediately in order to prevent further waste.

Finally, detailed and comprehensive Cost and Usage reports generated by the TEM team allows them to analyze telecom spend by location, service type, and cost-per-employee to aid in optimizing Telecom Management. Each business is unique, of course, so its needs will vary as well. But once cost and accounting is controlled, proper tools for reporting are employed, and the company's telecom usage history is determined, it can be adjusted to fit the requirements of the company.

Robert is currently working for Integrity Communications, a business specializing in Telecom Expense Magagement. He lives in eastern Kansas. A retired police dispatcher, he now resides in the country with his wife and 2 of his 3 sons. Toss in a couple of dogs and a few cats and you have the rest of the crew. He is a freelance writer who has created articles on subjects such as police work, scanners and 2-way radios, motorcycles and motorcycle painting, promotional advertising products and marketing. Click here to see some of the offerings from Integrity Communications.

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