What we found, what we told them, and what it turned out to be worth. Including the times the answer was to spend nothing.
Illustrative examples. Replace with real client results, with permission, before launch.
The vendor pitched a $40k platform. The real problem was that nobody answered the phone after hours. We fixed booking instead.
Three quotes, none comparable. We wrote the spec in plain language, and two of the five features turned out to be unnecessary.
Nobody could say which units were empty. We connected what they already owned rather than replacing any of it.
A field software renewal came back at three times last year. We read the contract, found the unused seats and renegotiated.