How Do I Tie Savings Back to My SaaS Management Program?

Optimizing your SaaS spend has a tangible impact on your company’s bottom line and ability to innovate. If you’re not reporting on the value you’re driving, you’re doing your company – and yourself – a disservice. In this episode, Ben Pippenger breaks down the growing need for managing SaaS costs, why quantifying program value is so hard, and what you need to tie savings results directly back to your efforts.Have a question you’d like answered on SaaSMe Anything? Submit yours here. Key Takeaways[00:12 - 02:06] Introduction to tying savings back to a SaaS management program[02:06 - 03:08] A growing need for managing SaaS costs, and a huge opportunity to optimize[03:08 - 04:40] The challenges of quantifying SaaS management's value[04:42 - 05:19] Cross-functional support and political support[05:18 - 06:04] Identify, quantify, and capture savings[06:04 - 06:26] Takeaway: Savings achieved from implementing a SaaS management programSaaSMe Anything is the bi-weekly podcast that brings clarity to the chaos of SaaS, hosted by your resident SaaS expert and Zylo co-founder Ben Pippenger. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn here.