What is a finding?
A finding is a specific pattern of waste or risk identified in your technology estate. Each finding has a type (licence mismatch, contract renewal, price anomaly, duplicate tool), a severity (High, Medium, Low), an estimated annual saving, and a recommended action.
Finding severity
High findings have estimated savings above £5,000/year or represent immediate contract renewal risks. Medium findings have savings of £1,000-£5,000/year or represent moderate risks. Low findings have savings below £1,000/year or are informational.
The findings list
Findings are ranked by estimated annual saving by default. You can filter by type, severity, or environment. Each finding shows the vendor or asset involved, the specific issue detected, and the saving calculation.
Expanding a finding
Click any finding to see the full detail: the evidence OTIS used to identify it, the calculation behind the saving estimate, and the specific recommended action with negotiation language where applicable.
Actioning a finding
When you have addressed a finding — cancelled a licence, renegotiated a contract, removed a duplicate tool — mark it as resolved in OTIS. This updates the longitudinal tracking and removes it from your active findings list.
Finding accuracy
OTIS uses deterministic matching for vendor classification and rule-based detection for waste patterns. Findings are based on the data you have provided — the accuracy of findings improves with more complete data. If a finding appears incorrect, you can flag it for review or dismiss it with a reason.
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