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Cut Costs · Professional Services

Cut Costs for Professional Services.

Take 15–30% out of operating cost without breaking the business.

Professional services scaled like product.

Cut Costs · Professional Services

Why professional services operators choose SAZ to cut costs.

Most cost-cutting programs cut the wrong things and damage the operating model. SAZ cost engagements identify the structural cost categories where automation, AI, and process redesign can take real cost out — without cutting capability.

Professional services firms — accounting, consulting, agencies, advisory — face a step-change opportunity with AI. SAZ helps firms productize services, build AI leverage, and scale the operating model.

Symptoms

Signals it's time to act in professional services.

EBITDA margin below category benchmark

OpEx growing faster than revenue

Manual workflows costing FTE capacity

Vendor sprawl with overlapping tools

No systematic automation program

The approach

The SAZ playbook for cut costs, calibrated to professional services.

Phase 1

Cost diagnostic

OpEx category analysis, vendor inventory, workflow inventory by FTE hours consumed.

Phase 2

Automation portfolio

Top 10 automation candidates ranked by ROI.

Phase 3

Ship top 3

Highest-ROI automations built and deployed.

Phase 4

Vendor rationalization

Tool consolidation, contract renegotiation.

Expected outcomes

What professional services operators walk away with.

OpEx down 15–30% over 12 months

3–5 manual workflows automated

Vendor sprawl reduced 30–50%

Free capacity redeployed to growth

Cut Costs · Professional Services

Ready to cut costs in professional services?

Email info@Sedighi.ca or call (604) 632-4959. A senior partner responds within one business day.

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