10 Powerful Tips & Techniques to Optimize Your Vendor Deals

Many organizations face challenges in technology negotiations, often missing opportunities for cost optimization and risk mitigation. Without a structured approach, negotiations may result in unfavorable terms and higher costs. To address this challenge, this session introduces a negotiation "cheat sheet" with 10 innovative and powerful tips and techniques, integral to the negotiation planning process. Join this complimentary Gartner webinar as a Gartner expert guides you through effectively using this cheat sheet as your at-a-glance playbook for major technology negotiations. You will walk away from this session with answers to your vital questions, a copy of the research slides, and recommended actions to help you achieve your goals. You will also receive the cheat sheet, along with checklists and templates, to help you apply these strategies within your organization. By attending, you will gain practical tools and insights to enhance your negotiation capabilities.

Learn the importance of asking vendors targeted questions on pricing and terms to optimize costs and reduce risks
Discover how to create a competitive environment and identify deal-specific tactics to enhance leverage and bargaining power
Leverage timing and vendor-specific data points as part of your comprehensive negotiation strategy