The drift signals

The buying habits that pull your score down

These are the named habits behind spend drift — the things that move your Spend Control Score. Named, and ranked by dollar value.

For your team to review — not an audit finding, fraud verdict, or compliance certificate.

What we check

A named library of buying behaviours — ranked by dollar value

We hold a versioned registry of named buying behaviours — the interpretation behind the score, not another chart. Anyone can build a dashboard of what you bought; naming how you're buying is the hard part. Here's a hint at what we look for — the detection rules and full list come with the engagement.

Names only — no detection rules or thresholds on this page.

On your scorecard

These surface as your five things to fix first.

On your scorecard, these habits become the five things to fix first — ranked by dollars, each named (this supplier, this department, these buyers, this habit) with an owner. The habits here are what pulls the score down; the scorecard tells you which are hurting you most. See the scorecard →

What you get

A scored answer, not a dashboard

Each period: your Spend Control Score, the top drift signals by dollar value, and what the data can and can't prove — an executive summary you can stand behind, with confidence stated and gaps marked.

Signals for management review — not control testing, an audit finding, or a fraud verdict. Purchase order, invoice, contract and supplier master data only.

The only way to see which are pulling your score down is to look