TECH SPEND
SHOULDN’T BE
A BLACK BOX.
We help the people accountable for technology spend
build the capability to communicate the value and spend wisely.
3-4 wks
Fixed-fee sprint
100%
Spend mapped to value
20+
Industries served
1-2
With 30+ years of Fortune 100 experience, we deliver on a fixed fee what the big firms take
quarters to produce — and we leave decisions, not decks.
Decisions, not decks
THIS IS WHAT MANAGING TECHNOLOGY
SPEND ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
They don’t arrive one at a time. They stack. And each one makes the others harder to solve.
01
You know what you spend.
You can’t say what you’re getting.
Leadership isn’t asking about vendors. They want to know what technology enables. Those categories don’t exist in your GL.
02
The cloud bill grew 40% last year.
The business value didn’t.
Untagged cloud spend leaves you unable to explain last quarter's bill or prevent next month's surprise.
03
Each acquisition brought new vendors and contracts, but nobody retired the old one.
Two CRMs. Three data platforms. Overlapping SaaS across every function. The contracts keep renewing while the rationalization conversation stays on the whiteboard.
04
Shadow IT spend is a challenge to govern, and AI is making it harder.
Every team has a favorite tool. Most bypassed procurement. You find out when someone leaves, when it shows up on audit, or when the bill is already a problem.
THIS IS A PEOPLE, PROCESS, AND TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM.
THE USUAL OPTIONS GET ONE RIGHT AND CHARGE FOR ALL THREE.
You’ve probably considered all three. Here’s where each one typically breaks down.
A WORKING FIX IN WEEKS. A CLEAR PATH FORWARD.
The fix changes based on what hurts. The approach doesn't. We call it theTraction Sprint.
These four are the most common starting points. The 3-minute assessment helps you find your fit.
These four cover the most common starting points. Most other situations map to one of these or a combination.
Speak with a practitioner if yours feels different.
We do the data work before you pay for it. Day 1 starts with a working deliverable,
not a kickoff agenda. By week four, you walk into the leadership meeting with
answers your team owns.
MOST CONSULTING STARTS WITH DISCOVERY.
OURS STARTS WITH A WORKING DRAFT.
WE’VE BEEN IN THE SEAT YOU’RE HIRING FOR.
Falconbridge is a practitioner-led TBM and FinOps advisory firm. Before we advised, we ran these programs inside Fortune 100 companies. The second-week stall, the regulatory pushback, the politics of allocation. We've been in those rooms, on the buy side.
PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES
IBM APPTIO · YARKEN · SERVICEWARE · PERMUTE AI · FABRICS
TEAM CERTIFICATIONS
OUR TEAM’S EXPERIENCE
CERTIFIED TBMA · FINOPS CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS · CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA) · IBM APPTIO
COSTING, PLANNING & CLOUDABILITY PRACTITIONER · IBM TARGETPROCESS PRACTITIONER
‘‘BY WEEK THREE, MY CFO WAS USING THE CATEGORIZATION IN HIS BOARD PREP. SIX MONTHS LATER, IT’S STILL HOW WE TALK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY SPEND.’’
Head of IT Finance · Fortune 500 healthcare payer
‘‘TWO BIG FIRMS BEFORE THIS. BEAUTIFUL DECKS, NO MODEL THAT LANDED. FALCONBRIDGE BUILT IT WITH MY TEAM IN THE ROOM. IT’S OURS NOW.’’
TBM Program Director · Top 10 commercial bank