Tool sprawl → value consolidation (not just cost cutting)

What’s happening CFOs are pushing consolidation, but the winning lens is unit economics + adoption, not blanket vendor cuts.

Why it matters Fewer tools with deeper usage improves training, data quality, governance, and ROI. Random cuts create shadow IT and slow execution.

What to do next week

• Build a Keep / Consolidate / Retire heatmap.

• Tie “Keep” to usage, time saved, NPS (internal), or MTTR (ops).

• Renegotiate contracts to value-based terms (adoption or outcome-linked).