For each True (T) answer, pat yourself on the back For each False (F) answer, consider yourself in good company…for now.

The demand for internally-operated telemanagement software is rapidly expanding as companies realize that the ROI runs from 300% to 500% and more. If you're already using TeleStraight, you'll probably score 100%. If you're not, some of these questions may pose quite a challenge. Nonetheless, we encourage you to give it a run through as an aid to learning about your options for capturing greater telecom savings.

T / F	Our team can immediately put its hands on the details of our entire telecom infrastructure.
T / F	We receive greater than 90% of our bills electronically for streamlined management.
T / F	Our bill auditing for rates and services is automated and database driven for efficiency and accuracy.
T / F	Our internal and external cost allocations are automated and database driven.
T / F	Fully verified bills are always presented to accounts payable electronically and in a timely fashion.
T / F	All of our telecom contracts are managed for expirations, volume pricing terms and spending commitments.
T / F	Cost center managers receive regular automated reports on their spending without manual compiling or distribution.
T / F	At any time we can view our actual up-to-the-minute spending in relation to budgets and forecasts.
T / F	We can immediately view all of our spending profiles by vendor, service type, location, cost center or other key factors.
T / F	We confidently short-pay invoices, and collect recoveries, because our automated audit tool provides full and accurate documentation.

T / F	Senior management receives in-depth and accurate reporting as needed for strategic technology and financial planning.
T / F	We are always able to use existing service capacity to maximum planned potential before purchasing more.
T / F	Accruals are booked every month to insure appropriately balanced monthly expense reporting.

Hats off to any company that scored 10 or more points (out of a maximum of 13). You are clearly doing a great job and have staked a claim to an industry leadership position in telecom management.

If you scored less than ten, there is room for improvement in your processes, and just as likely, in your total cost of telecom.

If you scored less than five, there is work to be done. But rest assured that you are not alone in dealing with these issues. That's why the TeleStraight TeleManagement Tool was created.

To read more about our automated telemanagement application, click here.
To ask one of our experts a question (no cost, no commitment), click here.

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