What our engagements typically produce.
Below is an aggregate view of outcomes from Unravyl Advisors engagements — savings ranges by category, engagement timelines, and the operational outcomes that don't show up in dollar figures. Specific client outcomes are documented in Case Studies. Aggregate ranges below reflect engagement portfolio data with client identifying information removed.
What clients typically see, by service category.
Telecom Expense Management
- Median annual savings: [XX]% of pre-engagement annual telecom spend
- Typical range: [XX]% – [XX]%
- Time to realize savings: 30 days for quick wins, 90–180 days for negotiated outcomes
- Engagement timeline: 6–8 weeks for assessment + Clarity Report; 3–6 months for negotiation execution
Outcomes vary by starting position. Clients who have never done a structured telecom review typically see higher percentages than clients who have already optimized once. Multi-location and multi-vendor environments typically produce larger absolute savings.
Mobile Device Management
- Median annual savings: [XX]% of pre-engagement annual mobile carrier spend
- Typical range: [XX]% – [XX]%
- Time to realize savings: 30–60 days for line cleanup; 60–120 days for plan rightsizing and contract renegotiation
Outcomes scale with line count and program structure. Environments above 200 active lines typically have larger percentage savings opportunities than smaller environments.
Cloud + Software Cost Optimization
- Median annual savings: [XX]% of pre-engagement annual cloud and SaaS spend
- Typical range: [XX]% – [XX]%
- Time to realize savings: 30 days for SaaS rightsizing; 90 days for cloud optimization; 4–6 months for major contract renegotiation
This category has the widest variance. Organizations with significant SaaS sprawl or cloud waste often produce outsized percentage savings; organizations that have already gone through a FinOps program typically see smaller incremental savings.
IT Asset Management
- Median annual savings: Variable — savings are typically captured in refresh deferrals, redeployment, and reclamation rather than direct line-item reductions
- Reclamation rate improvement: Typical engagement improves device reclamation rates by [XX] percentage points
- Time to realize: 60–180 days for inventory reconciliation; ongoing for operational improvement
Contract Negotiation
- Median annual savings on negotiated contracts: [XX]% reduction from pre-negotiation pricing
- Typical range: [XX]% – [XX]%
- Time to realize: 2–4 months from engagement start through signed contract
Operational outcomes that matter alongside cost.
Not all engagement outcomes are dollar savings. The work also produces:
Visibility — Most engagements produce the first consolidated view of technology spend the organization has ever had — by vendor, category, service, and user. This visibility persists beyond the engagement and supports ongoing decision-making.
Renewal discipline — Most engagements result in a centralized renewal calendar with negotiation priorities, replacing the autopilot renewal pattern that produced waste in the first place.
Process improvement — Many engagements identify offboarding gaps, reclamation workflows, and approval process weaknesses that contributed to waste. Process changes reduce future waste accumulation.
Vendor relationship recalibration — Negotiated contracts include terms that improve ongoing vendor governance — audit rights, notice windows, term flexibility — that pay forward over the life of the contract.
Internal capability — Working alongside our team, internal teams build expertise in cost analysis and negotiation that supports future work without external advisory.
Honest limitations.
Some engagements don't produce the percentages described above. Reasons we see:
Already-optimized environments
Organizations that have done structured cost reduction work in the last 2–3 years typically have smaller remaining opportunities. We tell clients honestly when their environment looks well-managed and savings opportunities are limited.
Strategic constraints
Some categories have strategic reasons not to optimize aggressively — clinical workflow protection in healthcare, regulatory constraints in financial services, customer experience protection in retail. Cost optimization respects these constraints.
Contracts with limited renegotiation flexibility
Recently signed contracts, contracts with limited competitive alternatives, and contracts with strategic supplier relationships may have less negotiation leverage than the category averages suggest.
Internal execution gaps
Engagements that produce strong findings but lack execution capacity may not realize the identified savings. This is one of the reasons we offer execution support — recommendations don't save money on their own.
How we measure outcomes
Savings measurement
We measure annual recurring savings (ARR reduction) at the point negotiated terms take effect. One-time savings (credit recovery, billing error correction) are reported separately. Avoidance savings (cost increases that didn't happen due to negotiation) are reported separately from absolute reductions.
Engagement portfolio sample
Aggregate ranges reflect engagements across the categories listed. Outliers in both directions exist; we report median values where useful and ranges where the distribution matters.
Outcome attribution
Savings attributed to Unravyl engagements reflect work we directly performed (analysis, negotiation, execution support) — not concurrent organizational changes happening outside our scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do these results apply to my company?
The aggregate ranges reflect what's typical across our engagement portfolio. Your specific outcome depends on your starting position, contract age, vendor mix, and operational readiness to execute on findings. We benchmark expected outcomes during the discovery phase before committing to engagement scope.
Do you publish individual case studies?
Yes. See [Case Studies] for documented client engagements with detailed outcomes. Names and identifying details are anonymized where required by NDA.
Can I see references from past clients?
Yes, on request. We typically introduce prospective clients to reference clients in similar industries and engagement scopes. References are arranged after initial scoping and before engagement contracts are signed.
What's your largest single engagement outcome?
The largest single engagement outcomes have been in the seven-figure annual savings range, typically from large enterprise multi-category engagements covering telecom, mobile, cloud, software, and contract work simultaneously. We treat individual engagement outcomes as confidential by default; specific numbers are shared in reference conversations with permission.
What's your smallest engagement outcome?
The smallest engagements we take produce annual savings in the low five figures — typically single-category SMB assessments where the savings opportunity matches the engagement scope.
How do you handle engagements that don't produce savings?
Rare but real. When an engagement's findings are smaller than initial expectations, we communicate that honestly during the engagement rather than at the end. We don't manufacture findings to justify the engagement. In cases where the engagement's value is structural rather than financial (visibility, process improvement, renewal discipline), we surface that explicitly so the client can evaluate the work on its actual outcomes.
