Independent advisory

Outsourcing does not fail on the vendor. It fails on the decision.

We help you pick the right BPO, contact centre or outsourcing partner, get the contract right, and make sure it works once it starts. Independent, and no vendor funds the work.

What you get

How we help you get the right BPO.

You are choosing a BPO that knows this market far better than you do. Or you are starting an RFP and do not know who should be on the list. Or someone has told you to move to an outcome based contract and nobody can explain how. Or you already have a supplier and cannot tell whether it is any good. We fix all of that.

01 · The price

We tell you what your BPO should cost.

We check your rates against what other companies actually pay for the same work, in the same country. You walk into the negotiation already knowing the number.

  • Total cost of ownership, not just the rate card
  • Business case, and the build or buy call
  • Commercial modelling and financial due diligence
  • Pricing benchmarked against real executed deals
02 · The performance

We make sure your BPO actually delivers.

Transformation fails on the contract far more often than on the technology. We separate real capability from repackaged base models, then make sure the agreement and the governance actually deliver it.

  • AI architecture and training methodology, reviewed
  • Security and compliance, including GDPR and CCPA
  • SLA and KPI performance monitoring
  • Quarterly business reviews and spend optimisation
03 · The partner

We help you pick the right one, and keep it honest.

We score BPOs on evidence rather than on what they say in a pitch, run the process that gets you to the right one, and stay while it beds in.

  • Vendor landscape mapping and shortlisting
  • RFP compilation and supplier evaluation criteria
  • Contract and SOW development before you sign
  • Vendor management and governance once live
What makes our advice different

Four things you will not get from a sponsored analyst.

The advice serves the person we advise, and nobody else. That changes what we are willing to tell you, and it is the one thing the firms charging twenty to a hundred and fifty thousand a year cannot say.

  • Unbiased
    The recommendation serves the person we advise, and nobody else. That is the whole test we apply to it.
  • Companion, not consultant
    We support you through execution and governance, not just a slide deck handed over at the end.
  • Ground truth
    Candid and evidence based, built on real executed contracts, real rate data, and real KPI benchmarks rather than vendor marketing.
  • Operator DNA
    Built by people who ran these operations themselves, across many years and many role families on both sides of the table.
The work

Choose the right partner, then govern it well.

Most buyers make outsourcing decisions with less data than the vendors selling to them. We close that gap, from the first build or buy question through to the day to day governance of a live partnership.

We work across the functions companies actually outsource: customer service and CX operations, technical support, sales and retention, collections, and back office and claims processing.

Fixed scope, fixed fee, and you can start small. No retainer, no day rates, no annual subscription.

Thinking about outsourcing, but not sure you should?

We look at what you run today, what your contact centre or back office really costs you, and whether moving it is actually the right call.

  • Total cost of ownership, not just the rate card
  • Business case, and the build or buy call
  • Risk assessment
  • A roadmap you can act on

Ready to outsource, but do not know where to start?

We work out what to move and what to keep, find the BPOs worth talking to, and run the RFP so it gets you a real answer.

  • Vendor landscape mapping and shortlisting
  • RFP compilation and supplier evaluation criteria
  • Commercial modelling and financial due diligence
  • Contract and SOW development before you sign

Being sold AI, and cannot tell if it is real?

Most of what is pitched as AI is a base model anyone can license. We tell you which is which, and what it should cost.

  • Evaluating architecture and training methodology
  • Security and compliance, including GDPR and CCPA
  • Pricing benchmarked against real executed deals
  • Implementation planning

Already outsourcing, but cannot tell if your BPO is any good?

We measure your BPO against the market and against the contract you signed, then help you run the relationship properly.

  • SLA and KPI performance monitoring
  • SOW and contract change management
  • Quarterly business reviews and risk management
  • Spend optimisation and relationship management
Before you ask us

Questions we get asked constantly.

Answered in plain words, with no pitch attached.

Read all ten answers

Before you talk to anyone

Judge the work first.

You do not have to start with a conversation. Two ways to see how we think before you spend any time on us.

Five minutes on your own operation

Answer a few questions and we show you which areas are worth a look and which are already fine. Free, and no sales pitch.

See where you stand

Read what we publish

Our research is public and it names names. If the thinking is not worth your time, you will know inside one edition.

Read the research