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In-depth guides, best practices, and expert insights to help you navigate contract negotiations, vendor management, and procurement strategy with confidence.
The Hidden Value Already in Your Contracts
This article builds on AllCaps' whitepaper with Art of Procurement, shifting focus from contract renewals to a bigger opportunity: claiming the 10-20% of contract value already negotiated but systematically left unclaimed through unenforced rebates, volume discounts, and SLA credits. AI now enables automated monitoring and claiming of this value at scale, which AllCaps operationalizes through a contingency model—you only pay when vendors pay you, starting with a free audit to prove the concept.
Detailed Negotiation Walkthrough
Detailed walkthrough of how AllCaps platform was used to renegotiate an HRIS contract through Calm™ guided negotiation system, achieving a 12.5% cost reduction ($5,000/year savings) while securing improved terms including a renewal uplift cap, termination for convenience rights, and enhanced SLA commitments.
AllCaps Under the Hood
Most procurement teams face a brutal reality: hundreds of contracts, tiny teams, zero bandwidth for negotiation. Here's how we built an AI system that doesn't just assist—it actually negotiates.
Assessing Bargaining Power
Every contract negotiation is fundamentally about leverage. But most procurement teams walk into vendor discussions without actually analyzing whether they have it.What is bargaining power and why knowing it clearly matters?
Professional Services Negotiation Guide
A Structured Framework for Evaluating and Negotiating Consulting, Legal, and Advisory Service Contracts
The SaaS Negotiation Lever Library
SaaS contracts bundle commercial terms (price, usage, renewals) with operational risk (security, uptime, data handling) and legal exposure (liability, indemnities). The best outcomes come from treating SaaS negotiations as a portfolio of levers—some trade price for risk, others trade term length for flexibility.