Ishan Anand is an Associate Principal Analyst in the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team. He advises clients in the areas of software pricing and contract negotiation strategies for Workday & general SaaS. He reviews Workday SaaS subscription proposals, assesses an organization's position based upon degree of leverage factors and adapts advice accordingly as to how to achieve favorable pricing and terms that will reduce costs and minimize risk.
Prior to joining Gartner, Ishan was a Senior Business Development Analyst with Cognizant where he was responsible for managing end to end procurement activities including Contract Negotiation, Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimization of various Software and Hardware requirements.
Cognizant
Senior Business Development Analyst
Negotiating IT Contracts
1Negotiation strategies, terms and conditions, and pricing for Workday SaaS contracts
2General SaaS contract review to understand terms and conditions which can be negotiated