The Cost door
You suspect you are overpaying. You are probably right.
Most mid-sized companies pay fifteen to forty percent over the regional rate for the same work — not because anyone cheated, but because nobody measured. We measure.
Four questions · a free read of your brief, or a €90 working consultation
The readings
Three signs the heading is off.
01
The rate card never moved
Your vendor's day rate was set in 2021 and renewed on autopilot. Regional rates have moved twice since. The spread is yours to recover.
02
Headcount grew faster than output
Teams were added to fix delivery, and delivery did not change. The problem is usually shape, not size — and shape is cheaper to fix.
03
Nobody can name the blended rate
If finance and engineering give different numbers for what an hour of work costs, you are not overpaying by accident. You are overpaying by default.
What you get
A position fix, not a feeling.
01 · Rate position
Where you sit
Your blended rates against what people are placing and taking in the same market this quarter. Traceable, not estimated.
02 · The levers
What moves the number
Headcount, efficiency, tech stack — ranked by the size of the correction and the cost of doing nothing.
03 · Sequence
In which order
Two or three moves, sequenced so the cheapest correction lands first and no one's quarter is blown up.
04 · Written
On paper
The consultation ends with a written follow-up you can forward to your board, your CFO or your vendor.
Questions
Before you start.
01Is this a procurement exercise?
No. We do not run tenders and we do not take a cut from any vendor you end up choosing. The reading is about your position, not about moving you to a new supplier.
02We are in-house only — does this still apply?
Yes. The Cost brief asks where the cost sits first: inside your organisation, with providers, or both. Internal cost reduction is half of what we do.
03What does the free read cover?
A partner reads your four answers personally and replies by email with how we would approach it. No charge, no obligation, and no tender behind it.
04What is in the €90 consultation?
A scheduled hour with a partner on your specific question, plus a written follow-up. Fixed price, VAT added at checkout, no subscription.
05Will you name our vendors?
Only to you. Clients are described, never named, and what we learn in your estate stays in your estate.
The Cost door
How far off course is your spend already?
Four questions. Then a free read of your brief, or an hour with a partner for €90.