VALUEFINDER/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

VALUE PRESERVATION

Defending the value already won — from contract leakage, capital overruns and supply-chain shocks.

Value Preservation
BY THE NUMBERS
5–15%[7]
Of contract value lost post-signature — tens of millions a year at scale.
Most[8]
Of large capital programs run over their original budget.
60–70%[10]
Cut in exception-handling effort with a real-time control tower.
VALUE PRESERVATION/DETAIL · 01

Capital Projects & Claims Defense

Protecting megaproject budgets and defending rigorously against claims.

Why It Matters

Capital projects are where value goes to leak. Public oversight records — including U.S. GAO reviews of major acquisitions — show the majority of large programs overrun budget and schedule, and a high share end in claims or disputes. Disciplined pre-construction controls and fact-based claims defense protect the investment thesis.

What We Do

  • Strengthen pre-construction scope, estimates and controls.
  • Build claims-ready documentation and audit trails.
  • Defend and resolve disputes with fact-based analytics.
Capital Projects & Claims Defense
Majority[8]
of megaprojects overrun
Rising
claims & disputes on projects
VALUE PRESERVATION/DETAIL · 02

Risk-Based Scope Framing

Framing scope to contain exposure before commitments are locked in.

Why It Matters

Almost all revenue is governed by contracts, yet most agreements lack basic performance and risk terms — and weak contracting quietly erodes a meaningful share of revenue. Framing scope and risk up front, before signature, is where the cheapest and largest value is preserved.

What We Do

  • Pressure-test scope, assumptions and risk allocation pre-signature.
  • Engineer performance terms, incentives and off-ramps.
  • Align scope to value-at-risk and negotiation strategy.
Risk-Based Scope Framing
90%[7]
of revenue governed by contracts
~9%
revenue eroded by weak contracts
VALUE PRESERVATION/DETAIL · 03

Supply Chain Control Tower & Resilience

Real-time visibility and rapid, coordinated disruption response.

Why It Matters

Disruption is now constant and costly, but resilient operators consistently outperform through the cycle. Continuity research shows that real-time visibility and rehearsed response cut exception-handling effort dramatically and protect service and margin — turning firefighting into proactive, coordinated action.

What We Do

  • Stand up end-to-end visibility and alerting.
  • Define playbooks for rapid, cross-functional response.
  • Build multi-sourcing and buffers around critical nodes.
Supply Chain Control Tower & Resilience
60–70%[10]
less exception-handling effort
Resilient
outperform through the cycle
VALUE PRESERVATION/DETAIL · 04

Contract Performance & Review Readiness

Keeping agreements audit-ready and supplier obligations enforced.

Why It Matters

The real value is extracted after signature. Independent benchmarks put post-signature leakage at roughly 5–15% of contract value, while best-in-class organizations bring the large majority of addressable spend under negotiated terms. Active obligation tracking and review readiness keep negotiated value from quietly draining away.

What We Do

  • Track obligations, milestones and entitlements post-signature.
  • Monitor compliance and performance against terms.
  • Keep documentation continuously audit- and review-ready.
Contract Performance & Review Readiness
5–15%[7]
of value lost post-signature
80–90%
spend under negotiated terms
VALUE PRESERVATION/DETAIL · 05

Value Leakage & Financial Audits

Recovering lost spend through systematic leakage and recovery audits.

Why It Matters

Even strong programs leak. Most teams are unaware how much they pay above contracted terms, and AI is now used to detect and recover that leakage. Systematic cost-recovery and accounts-payable audits routinely claw back hidden value — a repeatable recovery engine rather than a one-off clean-up.

What We Do

  • Run AP, contract-compliance and duplicate-payment audits.
  • Deploy AI to flag off-contract and overpayment leakage.
  • Recover funds and fix the root-cause processes.
Value Leakage & Financial Audits
~80%
unaware of off-contract overpayment
5–15%[7]
typical contract leakage range