Spend Diagnostic Engine

Know what your client's really buying — by the end of week one.

A spend diagnostic engine gets you the full picture fast — what they buy, how much control they have, and where the gaps are — so your time goes on what you do best: validating and prioritising the savings, faster.

Mutual NDA before any data moves — and the first glimpse is free.

From messy client exports to a clear read of how they buy — inside week one Messy exports from multiple systems feed the Spend Diagnostic Engine, which classifies and reconciles them; within week one you get a clean, categorised read of how the client actually buys. Messy exports multiple ERPs The engine classify · reconcile Week 1 How they buy a clear read
Illustrative — messy client exports in, a clear read of how they buy out, inside week one.

Build it yourself again — or run it on a proven engine

You could rebuild the spreadsheet from scratch for every bid and burn the window on data prep. Or run it on the Spend Diagnostic Engine:

Deliver that diagnostic well and you win this client's next few years of work — hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. The proposal gets you in the door; the diagnostic wins the follow-on. And it all rests on one thing: the underlying analysis being defensible.

Your risk isn't the analysis — it's the clock

You have a short window to deliver the diagnostic. Most of it disappears into hidden work — checking the export, fixing what won't join, working out what's missing. Every day on data prep is a day you're not finding the savings the client is paying you to find.

And there are still two ways it goes wrong. Get one number challenged in the steering committee and you look like you haven't gone deep enough — now every finding is in doubt. Or the data's fine, but you spend the window chasing ideas that lead nowhere and land nothing.

Get to a workable dataset fast — and stand behind every number

Send your messy export and the tool classifies it, reconciles what joins, and flags what's missing — so you reach a dataset you can work from in days, not weeks of hand-cleaning.

Every figure traces back to the PO and invoice lines behind it. So when a number gets questioned, you show where it came from on the spot instead of rebuilding it live — and the rest of your findings hold.

Trace a challenged number to its source A questioned category total drills down to the purchase order behind it, then to the exact invoice line — so a challenged figure is traced to its source in one or two clicks. IT & Comms — $2.4m "Where's this from?" — challenged ? 1 click PO-10482 · Acme Pty Ltd $48,000 1 click Invoice INV-7731 · line 3 $12,000 — matched
Illustrative — click a challenged number, see the PO and invoice line behind it.

Then we point you where to look — and how they're really buying

Clean data is the starting point. The edge is direction: Spend Sphere points you to where the savings are most likely, so you dig there first instead of everywhere.

It shows not just what the client buys, but how — off-contract spend, split POs, the same supplier paid three different ways. That context is where the real opportunities sit, and it often surfaces early wins and insights the sponsor hasn't seen — so you land as the trusted advisor, fast. See how it works →

Try it on your bid sample — then decide

The Spend Diagnostic Engine runs the same, programme after programme — a codified process, not a moving target that shifts with whoever last tweaked the Excel model. Try it on your bid sample for free, then we work with you on the diagnostic.

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NDA + sample provided

Sign first, then send us your data.

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First glimpse

We load in your data, classify part of it, and show you how they're buying. Your whole team can then explore it together through our secure online portal.

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Diagnostic partner

You win the work, we take in more data, classify it, and run a full, deep analysis across it.

Where we help across a consultant's engagement Three stages left to right: a messy bid sample, then the diagnostic, then years of follow-on work. A free first glimpse turns the sample into the diagnostic; on the diagnostic we point you where to dig — so a strong first job opens the follow-on work. Bid sample Free first glimpse We point you where to dig Diagnostic classify · where to look first Follow-on work years of work
Illustrative — a free first look now, then we run the diagnostic that opens years of follow-on work.

Quick answers before you send a sample

How fast is it? Fast — first insights in as little as a day, and always to your bid deadline, agreed up front. Your time goes on the analysis, not the data prep.

How much data can it take? As much as you've got. Unlike dashboard software, Spend Sphere is built for speed and scalebillions in annual spend, across multiple years and multiple ERPs, comfortably. 50+ people can work in it at once, all on the same live dataset — no emailing spreadsheets around.

Is it proven? Yes — run on multiple billion-dollar spend diagnostics, and improved constantly. You get the benefit of everything we've learned working with others — the method and IP, never their data. Not benchmarks; your data stays yours. See proof.

So who turns the evidence into the pitch? You do. We give you the evidence base — we're not a substitute for your judgement or client relationships, and we don't rank opportunities into waves. That's your call.

What does it cost? The first glimpse is free — test it out, and we help you win the work. If you go ahead, pricing starts from $15k up to $50k, quoted before you bid. Ex-GST.

Is it secure? Yes — built to meet the security requirements your client and your internal security team will have. Australian-hosted, encrypted, with a mutual NDA before any data moves. Ask us for our data security sheet.

What data do you need? Invoice data as a minimum. PO, supplier master and contract data help round out the picture — Excel files are fine. We'll help your future client pull the right data too; we've worked with most ERP and purchasing systems, including Coupa and Ariba.

For your team to review — not an audit finding. We look at PO, invoice, contract and supplier data — not control testing, cyber, supplier governance, or resilience testing. We do not guarantee savings.

Sample on your desk and a bid to price?

Mutual NDA first. We load your sample in the tool, then you decide on the full programme.