Answer 7 questions to assess how your enterprise software spend compares to industry benchmarks and identify optimisation opportunities.
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Question 1 of 7Benchmarking Advisory
Question 1 of 7
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What is your total annual enterprise software spend?
Total spend across all vendors is the baseline for benchmarking.
Under $5M/year
$5M-$20M/year
$20M-$100M/year
$100M+/year
Question 2 of 7
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Do you know your software cost per employee?
Per-employee spend is the primary benchmarking metric. Industry averages vary by sector: $3,000-$15,000/employee/year.
Yes — calculated and benchmarked
Roughly estimated
Only total spend known
No visibility into per-employee cost
Question 3 of 7
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What percentage of your IT budget is software licensing?
Software licensing typically represents 20-35% of total IT budget. Above 35% may indicate over-licensing.
Under 25% — well-controlled
25-35% — typical range
35-50% — above average
Over 50% or unknown
Question 4 of 7
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Has your software spend grown faster than headcount?
Software spend growing faster than headcount indicates cost creep from price uplifts, new products, and scope expansion.
Spend growth aligned with headcount
Spend growing slightly faster
Spend growing significantly faster than headcount
Unknown — trend not tracked
Question 5 of 7
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Have you independently benchmarked any vendor contract?
Independent benchmarking compares your pricing against market data from similar organisations.
All major vendors benchmarked in last 2 years
1-2 major vendors benchmarked
Benchmarked informally or by vendor only
Never benchmarked
Question 6 of 7
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How many software products does your organisation use?
Product proliferation increases cost and complexity. Many organisations use 50-200+ SaaS and on-premise applications.
Under 50 products — well-managed
50-100 products
100-200 products
200+ or unknown count
Question 7 of 7
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Do you have a centralised view of all software spend?
Without centralised visibility, spend leaks through decentralised purchasing, shadow IT, and departmental subscriptions.
Centralised — single view of all software spend
Mostly centralised — some decentralised purchasing
Fragmented — IT and departments purchase independently
No centralised visibility
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