Published: 10 September 2019
Summary
Oracle’s dominant position in several markets and its highly complex, inflexible licensing policies make deal negotiations a real challenge. This research will help sourcing, procurement and vendor management leaders optimize pricing while reducing contractual risk when negotiating with Oracle.
Included in Full Research
- Tactics: Gain Negotiation Leverage by Creating Competitive Environments, With Realistic Alternatives, and Evaluating Strategic Products
- Higher Leverage Is Achieved When Alternative Competitive Solutions Are Seriously Considered
- Competition Should Be Leveraged in Any Significant Purchase
- Oracle Clients Who Don’t Understand the Added Leverage Gained by Buying “Strategic Products” Will Fail to Achieve Optimal Results From Their Negotiations
- Templates: Fully Evaluate and Analyze All of Oracle’s Commercial Programs
- Key Oracle Pricing Metrics That Customers Should Analyze
- Terms and Conditions: Negotiate Key Protections Related to Price Holds, License Terms and License Assignment
- It Is Necessary to Review All Oracle “Policy Documents” and, Where Possible, Attach These to Contracts
- Timing: Tailor Your Negotiations to Leverage Oracle’s Offset Quarter Ends and May Fiscal Year End