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Winning Services Strategies:
How to Avoid the Commodity Trap
Agenda

      Current challenges for services firms
      Foundations for services success
      Breaking out of the commodity trap




© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA     2
The Current Service Environment

      For service outsourcing companies
        Financial performance is inconsistent
        Customers are very aggressive negotiators
        Third-party companies manage and negotiate the
        deal
      For traditional product-driven firms
        Service-product solutions seen as the future
        Can t get arms around complexity
      For both
        Costing systems are inadequate

© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                3
The Current Service Environment:
Some Root Causes

      Cost-focused value propositions
              Drives high-value solutions to commodity status
              Future train wreck in on-demand solutions
      Complexity of solutions overwhelm the sellers
              Lose focus on important customer value drivers
      Poor targeting of the right opportunities
              Undermines pricing power




© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                   4
The Service Profitability Trap

                                                     Increased
                                                       Price
                                                      Erosion

                                                                            Services
                            Competitive
                                                                            Added to
                              Intensity
                                                                             Stem
                             Increases              Unprofitable            Erosion
                                                      Service
                                                     Programs




                                             Customer
                                                                   Costs
                                            Expectations
                                                                 Increase
                                              Increase




© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                                              5
Creating a Winning Services Program
                               By connecting to sources of customer value
                               Compelling value propositions
Define
                               Activities in terms that are meaningful to customers

                               Activities
Cost                           Constrained resources that drive opportunity costs


                               Differentiated / undifferentiated
Categorize                     Expected / unique

                               Bundle to create unique value for specific segments
                               A la carte for commonly consumed services
Package
                               Fence to capture differences in value

                               Based on value not cost-plus
Price                          Manage customer behavior and purchasing patterns

 © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                                            6
Need to Connect with Customer Value
   If senior leaders in a firm, can t agree on the value proposition ,
 It is a big problem.
                                                  Rick Kash, The New law of Demand and Supply



Full Suite of
Applications                                    Less down time

                                              Lower training costs
                                                                                   Customer
 Excellent
                                                                                    Profits
Integration
                                             Faster product roll-outs

                                             Customer cross-selling
 Usability



 © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                                                      7
Costing

      Key elements
         Specific activities and resources
      Identifies top candidates for process variation reduction
      Facilitates analysis of service deployment at the
      segment and customer level
      Watch out for
         Averages
         Bottlenecks
         Transfer pricing policies



© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                     8
Categorization

      Drivers are costs, customer value, competitive
      offerings
      Key questions
         High incremental or opportunity costs associated
         with delivery?
         Is / is not required for an entire segment every time?
         Do some customers get more value than others?
         Do key competitors offer the service?
         Does competition charge for it? How?
         Is our performance differentiated from the
         competition?

© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                     9
Packaging

      Driven by hierarchy
         Core
         Segment-specific base offerings
         High-value bundles and a la carte services

      Use bundling to capture difference in value between
      segments or customers
        High-value bundles
        Low-value bundles with restrictions to limit broad
        appeal


© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                    10
Pricing

      Capture value
      Change customer behavior to reduce delivery costs
         Improves quality of delivery
         Improves management of constrained resources
      Must be driven to a menu
         With specific service level agreements
      Challenge is keeping it simple
      Pricing model may drive service definition




© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                 11
Customer Negotiations
Playing Better Poker


      Customers are terrific poker players
              Know how to get high value for low price
      Unless we provide salespeople with the tools
      and training, will always lose the pot (profits)
      Needs to be supported by systems and
      analysis
      And by senior managers



© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                12
Final Thoughts
The Service Value Cycle

                                                    Focus on
                                                  Differentiated
                                                    Services

                              Increase                                       Rationalize
                                Value                                        Unvalued
                              Delivered                                       Services
                                                       Profitable
                                                        Service
                                                       Programs




                                            Improve
                                                                    Reduce
                                             Service
                                                                     Costs
                                             Quality




© 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA                                                  13
Thank You!
Mark Burton
Vice President
Holden Advisors
978-405-0022

mburton@holdenadvisors.com
www.holdenadvisors.com

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Winning Services Strategies

  • 1. Winning Services Strategies: How to Avoid the Commodity Trap
  • 2. Agenda Current challenges for services firms Foundations for services success Breaking out of the commodity trap © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 2
  • 3. The Current Service Environment For service outsourcing companies Financial performance is inconsistent Customers are very aggressive negotiators Third-party companies manage and negotiate the deal For traditional product-driven firms Service-product solutions seen as the future Can t get arms around complexity For both Costing systems are inadequate © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 3
  • 4. The Current Service Environment: Some Root Causes Cost-focused value propositions Drives high-value solutions to commodity status Future train wreck in on-demand solutions Complexity of solutions overwhelm the sellers Lose focus on important customer value drivers Poor targeting of the right opportunities Undermines pricing power © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 4
  • 5. The Service Profitability Trap Increased Price Erosion Services Competitive Added to Intensity Stem Increases Unprofitable Erosion Service Programs Customer Costs Expectations Increase Increase © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 5
  • 6. Creating a Winning Services Program By connecting to sources of customer value Compelling value propositions Define Activities in terms that are meaningful to customers Activities Cost Constrained resources that drive opportunity costs Differentiated / undifferentiated Categorize Expected / unique Bundle to create unique value for specific segments A la carte for commonly consumed services Package Fence to capture differences in value Based on value not cost-plus Price Manage customer behavior and purchasing patterns © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 6
  • 7. Need to Connect with Customer Value If senior leaders in a firm, can t agree on the value proposition , It is a big problem. Rick Kash, The New law of Demand and Supply Full Suite of Applications Less down time Lower training costs Customer Excellent Profits Integration Faster product roll-outs Customer cross-selling Usability © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 7
  • 8. Costing Key elements Specific activities and resources Identifies top candidates for process variation reduction Facilitates analysis of service deployment at the segment and customer level Watch out for Averages Bottlenecks Transfer pricing policies © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 8
  • 9. Categorization Drivers are costs, customer value, competitive offerings Key questions High incremental or opportunity costs associated with delivery? Is / is not required for an entire segment every time? Do some customers get more value than others? Do key competitors offer the service? Does competition charge for it? How? Is our performance differentiated from the competition? © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 9
  • 10. Packaging Driven by hierarchy Core Segment-specific base offerings High-value bundles and a la carte services Use bundling to capture difference in value between segments or customers High-value bundles Low-value bundles with restrictions to limit broad appeal © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 10
  • 11. Pricing Capture value Change customer behavior to reduce delivery costs Improves quality of delivery Improves management of constrained resources Must be driven to a menu With specific service level agreements Challenge is keeping it simple Pricing model may drive service definition © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 11
  • 12. Customer Negotiations Playing Better Poker Customers are terrific poker players Know how to get high value for low price Unless we provide salespeople with the tools and training, will always lose the pot (profits) Needs to be supported by systems and analysis And by senior managers © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 12
  • 13. Final Thoughts The Service Value Cycle Focus on Differentiated Services Increase Rationalize Value Unvalued Delivered Services Profitable Service Programs Improve Reduce Service Costs Quality © 2005 Holden Advisors Corp., Concord, MA 13
  • 14. Thank You! Mark Burton Vice President Holden Advisors 978-405-0022 mburton@holdenadvisors.com www.holdenadvisors.com