Summary: Count timely exits (resolved terminate before expiration), keep notice on file, and use scenario-adjusted avoided spend. Do not publish a fake 30% ROI. Contrax shows this on the briefing and CFO PDF.
How to attribute savings from terminated vendors
Finance will not fund a tracker for “better visibility.” They will fund avoided lock-in you can point to on named contracts.
Quick answer
Only attribute savings when the workflow is resolved as terminate before the term end, ideally with opt-out proof. Use the contract value adjusted by your scenario model — not a marketing percentage. Contrax already computes that; the briefing links the contracts.
A defensible rule
- Include: timely terminate with dates in the system.
- Prefer: notice recorded before the deadline.
- Exclude: vendors you never intended to pay anyway.
- Separate: negotiated savings on renew-and-renegotiate.
What not to do
Do not claim “average 30% cost reduction.” Contrax does not publish ROI guarantees. One missed auto-renew often dwarfs subscription cost — still tell that story with a real invoice, not a fake benchmark.
When Contrax is the wrong tool
- You need GAAP accounting treatment — talk to finance; this is ops attribution.
- You have no resolved terminate intents yet — the KPI will read zero, which is honest.
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