CostLens AI for Strategy Analysis

Pinpoint your biggest cost challenges with advanced analytics — unlock smarter, faster cost takeout strategies.

Strategy Analytics - Benchmarks

Focused Metrics for Smarter Cost Decisions.

Strategy Analytics is designed to help technology leaders focus effort where it matters most. By generating advanced, diagnostic metrics, the module identifies problem cost areas, evaluates cost takeout strategies, and supports more informed, strategic decision-making.

Rather than relying on broad averages or high-level dashboards, Strategy Analytics goes deeper. It benchmarks your performance against internal and external baselines, highlights structural inefficiencies, and uncovers areas of hidden spend. From there, it applies intelligent modelling to simulate cost-saving scenarios and their likely impact — helping you prioritise the most effective actions.

The module also enables a deeper understanding of cost drivers, such as architectural complexity, underutilised assets, or demand variability. With this level of insight, teams can target root causes instead of symptoms — and make faster, more confident decisions about where to reduce, reinvest, or redesign.

Strategy Analytics works best when paired with Scenario Analytics, giving leaders a full-spectrum view: from tactical changes to long-term transformation planning. Together, they create a continuous loop of insight, simulation, and action.

In a world where cost agility is critical, Strategy Analytics helps ensure your efforts are targeted, your plans are defensible, and your outcomes are optimised.

the challenges it solves

According to the reputed Consultants, Bain Research, the success record of Technology Cost Programs is poor

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90%

of companies have run Technology Cost Programs recently

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75%

of companies didn't achieve their cost targets

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50%

missed targets by more than 50%. Exited costs creeped

Concerns of uncontrollable IT spend
Lack of understanding of largest portion of costbase
Lack of confidence in Technology investments
Lack of understanding of IT value
Lack of stakeholder support for the
IT Strategy
Unable to build compelling business cases
Unable to make
cost savings stick
Difficulty in convincing IT Operating Model

CostLens AI automates deeper cost analysis, at scale

much like a microscope CostLens AI generates multiple perspectives of your costbase

Identify hidden inefficiencies, benchmark performance, and target high-impact areas for transformation and savings.

Uncover Problem Areas with Advanced Cost Diagnostics

Identify cost hotspots across systems, services, and teams. Strategy Analytics uses advanced metrics to expose inefficiencies, structural cost issues, and spending blind spots — giving you the clarity to focus on what really needs attention.

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Model and Compare Cost Takeout Scenarios with Confidence

Simulate various cost reduction strategies — from architectural changes to vendor rationalisation. Strategy Analytics lets you test and compare options, so you can prioritise what delivers the best value with the least disruption.

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Link Strategic Actions to Measurable Financial Outcomes

Connect every cost takeout initiative to clear financial benefits. By quantifying outcomes, Strategy Analytics helps you build business cases that are both defensible and data-driven — making it easier to secure stakeholder alignment.

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Post-merger use-case
Cost Takeout use-case
Shared Services use-case
Cost Transparency use-case
Emerging Technology adoption use-case
Digital Transformation use-case

Strategy Consultants handle diverse projects with a common theme: “Advanced Current State Cost Analysis & Scenario Modelling for potential Target States”

With Technology becoming ever more complex, Cost analysis and associated modelling requires a lot more sophistication than what Excel proffers

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