Assess Telecommunication Costs

Client

 A $40+ Billion biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells healthcare products worldwide.

Project Goals

The company was undergoing a network migration form existing ATM, frame-relay, and point-to-point network spanning the globe. This migration involved changes to their router technology, network management strategy, deployment, and “break-fix” strategy. This narrowly focused project had two major goals:

• Review the strategic direction being following and recommend changes in light of the overall business strategy of the company
• Review the RFI process being used and benchmark the proposed pricing against TCA’s experience with other clients and available benchmark data

Deliverables

The project delivered:

• Pricing benchmark analysis
• Modified business case for the overall network project
• An assessment of the RFI process
• An assessment of the network strategy being pursued

Results

• The network strategy was confirmed
• Minor enhancements were made to the RFI process
• Proposed pricing was within anticipated ranges