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ServiceNow License Optimization

We rightsize user types, retire dormant modules, and walk into renewal with twelve to thirty percent already taken out of the envelope.

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12 to 30%Envelope Recovered

500+Enterprise Clients

When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01

User type review

Fulfiller, requester, approver, and process app user counts have drifted. The mix needs an independent review before the next true up.

Scenario 02

Module rationalisation

ITOM Discovery, ITOM Visibility, HRSD, App Engine, or Now Assist sit on the contract without delivering. Retire or rebid before renewal.

Scenario 03

Renewal preparation

Renewal is twelve months out. The estate needs a buyer side baseline before the publisher sends the opening proposal.

How we help

Four phase buyer side procedure

Phase 01

Baseline

Independent measurement of subscription users, modules, and ITOM CIs from your own ServiceNow instance and HR records.

Phase 02

Rightsize

User type reassignment, dormant license recovery, module retirement plan, and a defensible new target envelope.

Phase 03

Renewal sequencing

Optimization findings sequenced into the renewal proposal. Publisher engagement scripted. Executive sponsorship briefed.

Phase 04

Lock and govern

New price book signed. Subscription governance handed back with monitoring rules and an early warning system in place.

Deliverables

What you get at close

Subscription baseline

Independent count of fulfillers, requesters, approvers, and process app users mapped to actual usage.

User type plan

Reassignment recommendations across the user types, with dormant license recovery quantified.

Module rationalisation

Retire, replace, or rebid recommendation for ITOM, HRSD, App Engine, and Now Assist modules.

Target envelope

Defensible new subscription target with backup evidence ready for the renewal negotiation.

Governance pack

Monitoring rules, true up triggers, and early warning report templates for the customer team.

Executive briefing deck

CFO and audit committee summary of savings, residual risk, and the recommended renewal posture.

Outcome

What changes after we engage

12 to 30%

Envelope
recovered

100%

Dormant licenses
identified

6 to 10wk

Typical engagement
duration

Surprise true ups
after close

Return on
fixed fee

Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single optimization cycle. Vendor Shield for continuous always on oversight across renewals.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope

Single user type review, module rationalisation, or renewal prep cycle.

Timeline

Six to ten weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.

Pricing

Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.

Best for

Estates preparing for a renewal twelve months out, or sitting on visible bloat.

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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope

Continuous ServiceNow oversight. Quarterly rightsizing, renewal advisory, audit cover.

Timeline

12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.

Pricing

Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size.

Best for

Estates above five thousand fulfillers or three modules where drift is constant.

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“

Eighteen percent came out of the ServiceNow envelope before the publisher even sent the renewal proposal. The negotiation that followed was a formality.

Head of Vendor Management, Global Financial Services Firm

Tier one investment bank

Your next ServiceNow renewal is an opportunity

User counts drifting. Modules sitting unused. Renewal twelve months out. We start where you are.

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