Specialist Certification

Telecom Expense Management Specialist

Experience Level: Foundation

Portfolio Area: Telecom

This AOTMP Telecom Expense Management Certification is ideal for telecom management professionals in finance, procurement, or management roles with auditing, budgeting and forecasting, invoice processing, sourcing and procurement, strategy, or vendor management responsibilities. It includes seven (7) courses that teach foundational best practices for telecom expense management (TEM) programs including TEM vendor selection and vendor relationship management practices and one (1) certification exam that verifies best practice knowledge.

$1,195.00

What you will learn

Learning objectives for each course supporting this certification include:

Invoices and TEM 101 (ITE)

Define TEM and its focus areas
Identify four types of extraneous usage
State the importance of a telecom or IT invoice with respect to cost

Developing a Telecom Expense Management Plan (TEM)

Define Telecom Expense Management
Distinguish between the benefits of insourcing and outsourcing
Explain how to identify the ROI of a Telecom Expense Management program
Explain how to maximize the benefits of a Telecom Expense Management program
Perform a needs assessment for a Telecom Expense Management program

Preparing to Use an RFP to Select a TEM Vendor (STP 01)

Define a RFP
Define the three areas of concentration in an RFP scope
Describe how to prepare an RFP

Using an RFP to Select a TEM Vendor (STP 02)

Coordinate the RFP release and TEM vendor proposal method
Evaluate TEM vendor proposals
Explain the process to select a TEM vendor

Developing a Business Case for TEM Programs (BCT)

Calculate a TEM Program ROI
Define TEM
Develop a TEM Program Business Case
Perform a TEM Program Needs Assessment
Understand the value of TEM

Thinking Constructively About TEM ROI (TRI)

Calculate ROI for TEM programs
Discuss the importance of executive level perception and buy in for TEM programs
Review expense management
Review the importance of calculating ROI for TEM programs

Managing TEM Vendor Relationships (MTR)

Explain relationship communications
Identify the various management considerations throughout the lifecycle of the TEM vendor relationship
Understand the relationship plan development process

Example of the certificate issued when the exam is passed.

Includes:

Certification exam

All courses required to sit exam

Digital Badge & Certificate*

*Issued when the Certification exam is passed.

Experience:

Foundation

Portfolio Area:

Telecom

Scope:

Foundation and intermediate telecom, mobility, and cloud/IT topics.

Based On:

Included AOTMP Courses

Renewal:

Every 2 years. Recertification requires passing an exam prior to credential renewal date.

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