Case Study: Pepco

Client Situation

  • Client had over 175 departments individually purchasing cellular services.
  • Master contracts existed with three providers but company was not managing those contracts and services effectively.
  • Rising cost of communication services.
  • Telecom bills were being paid with limited review.
  • Not leveraging aggregated costs.

Approach

  • Built a database of spend and consumption for 3,500 users.
  • Performed coverage analysis of three carriers to determine coverage footprint.
  • Modeled multiple scenarios including billing allocations to determine appropriate mix.
  • Based on the selected scenario, BSI sourced services from two providers.
  • Implemented account management capabilities and manages the daily moves/changes, monthly allocations & A/P feed creation, as well as quarterly optimizations.

Impact

  • Managing Pepco's wireless accounts for over 6 years.
  • Set the corporate cell phone policy.
  • Saved over $1M annually while increasing minutes.
  • Completed three sets of contract negotiations.
  • Developed telecom bill review best practices.
  • Improved service quality from suppliers.
  • Established clear guidelines for setupm services, and devices.
  • Created structures to manage new technologies.