§ How it works · Service detail

Three steps to a prepared decision.

Evale keeps upcoming decisions continuously in view, checks which of them actually matter, and fully prepares the ones that do — drawing on your company context and market intelligence on more than 12,000 vendors.

~ 3 hours Your effort
~ 2 weeks To your first brief
None System change
Independent Vendors
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IMPORT · WEEK 1

We start with what's already there — no inventory project.

~ 1–2 weeks Kickoff → inventory live

Maybe you already have a tool like LeanIX, USU or Torii. Maybe it's a SAP export, a Google Sheet, or the knowledge in one person's head. That's enough.

We take what's there — SSO logs, invoice exports, contract data — and turn it into a reliable inventory. Not complete on day one, but ready to decide on from day one.

Your effort: one sponsor, one export, one short call. We handle the rest.

Sources we read
Contracts, finance exports, license tools, SSO logs, shared folders
What gets captured
Vendor · cost · renewal date · owner · usage — per tool
Where it lives
In your system, if you have one. In a clean Workspace, if you don't.
Your effort
~ 3 hours spread across 2 weeks — exports and a few short check-ins
You have one IF INVENTORY EXISTS
We import, read-only Mapped to the Evale vendor taxonomy against 12,000+ SaaS anbieter. Your system of record stays the source of truth.
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You don't IF NO CENTRAL INVENTORY
We build one, best-effort From accounting exports, contract folders, and 4–6 targeted stakeholder interviews. Not exhaustive — decision-ready.
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Existing system
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Built inventory
Same outcome: one decision-ready picture.
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DETECT & CHECK · CONTINUOUS

We surface possible decisions — and check which ones actually matter.

Always on from day one

Evale connects renewals, overlaps, usage, contract risks, vendor changes and strategic initiatives to your portfolio.

Not every signal becomes a project. We check relevance, timing, likely impact and any missing internal context — so you see early which three to five decisions truly need attention, and what happens if you wait.

The result isn't a list of 200 tools. It's a clear call on each topic: watch, drop, or prepare for a brief.

Triggers
Renewals, overlaps, usage, contract risks, vendor changes, strategic initiatives
The check
Relevance to the business, a real time window, likely impact, missing internal context
Outcome
Watch · Drop · Prepare for a brief
Cadence
Continuous; an immediate flag on critical deadlines like auto-renewal
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LEVERAGE · 60d
RENEW
Atlassian · Jira + Confluence 21d BRIEFING
Salesforce · Sales Cloud 47d QUEUED
Okta Workforce 62d QUEUED
Databricks 89d WATCH
Figma & Miro · overlap CONSOLIDATE
03
DECISION BRIEF · ~10 WORKING DAYS

A dedicated analyst owns the brief. You review it together and decide.

~ 10 days per brief

Evale combines AI-native research with your company context. Every recommendation is backed by sources, independently checked, and personally owned by a dedicated analyst — no generic report, no black box.

Every brief follows the same structure: situation, analysis, two to three options with trade-offs, a clear recommendation, and next steps. Everything you need to decide in 30 minutes.

Deliverable
14-page PDF · owned by name · exportable source data
Core elements
Recommendation · realistic paths · alternatives · dependencies · risks · next steps
Decision Review
30-min call with the analyst and your decision-makers. Recorded on request.
If you disagree
We revise the recommendation. The brief prepares the decision — it doesn't make it.
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§ 01 RecommendationStance + headline rationale STANCE
§ 02 Three scored pathsRenew · Renegotiate · Replace OPTIONS
§ 03 Negotiation playbookConcrete asks, with walk-away lines PLAYBOOK
§ 04 Peer IQR benchmarkWhat comparable teams actually pay BENCH
§ 05 Alternatives scanWho else does this, with switch cost MARKET
§ 06 Vendor & contract riskTraps, dependencies, financial health RISK
§ 07 Appendix & sourcesEvery number, traced SOURCES
§ 04 — Timeline

How the Decision Pilot runs.

First brief after about two weeks. Three prepared decisions and a portfolio review within roughly six weeks — your effort stays under 10 hours. After that, the Decision Radar keeps running continuously.

WEEK 1

Kickoff & priorities

A 90-minute session settles scope, priorities and access. In parallel, the import and inventory build begin, and the Decision Radar shows first priorities.

  • Stack-owner intro
  • Access & exports defined
  • First priorities identified
Your side · ~ 90 min
WEEK 2

Inventory live & Brief #1

Inventory validated, Radar populated — and the first Decision Brief on the most time-critical decision is ready.

  • Inventory validated · Radar live
  • 14-page PDF
  • Decision Review with the analyst
Your side · 30 min review
WEEK 4

Brief #2 delivered

Second decision prepared — often a consolidation, an overlap, or a platform question.

  • Cross-tool analysis
  • Options with trade-offs
  • Recommendation + next steps
Your side · 30 min review
WEEK 6

Brief #3 + portfolio review

Third brief delivered, then a joint portfolio review. Pilot handover or continuous support.

  • Third Decision Brief
  • Portfolio overview
  • Go / No-Go for ongoing support
Your side · 60 min portfolio review
§ 05 — Responsibilities

We prepare. You decide. Neither of us does the other's job.

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Evale — the analyst team PREPARES

Handles the preparation

  • Connects portfolio, contract and vendor context — and keeps it current

  • Surfaces possible decisions and checks which ones actually matter

  • Researches options, risks and dependencies — with evidence, not opinion

  • Writes and reviews Decision Briefs with a recommendation and next steps

  • Maintains the Radar and decision history, so nothing goes stale

  • Tells you honestly when a decision needs no action

Your team — the decision-makers DECIDES

Makes the call

  • Sets scope and priorities — which decisions get prepared

  • Grants read access to the inventory sources and validates gaps

  • Joins the reviews — 30 min per brief, recording optional

  • Runs the vendor conversation — we don't negotiate on your behalf

  • Signs off the decision — the brief prepares it, it doesn't decide

  • Pushes back on the recommendation when you disagree. That's exactly what it's for.

§ 06 — Start here

Two ways in. Both start with a 20-minute conversation.

Bring two or three upcoming renewals, overlaps or platform questions. We'll show you where a decision is already forming, when the preparation should start, and what a Decision Brief for it would look like. No commitment. No slide deck.