Rate eight dimensions of your tail spend operation, from visibility and sourcing to governance and technology, to see which maturity stage your organization is in and the priorities that matter most right now.
Tail spend maturity rarely improves all at once. This assessment rates eight dimensions of how your organization currently manages tail spend and places you on a four-stage maturity curve, from Reactive to Optimised, so you know what to prioritize next. Here are some common questions about how it works.
It is a self-guided assessment that rates eight dimensions of your tail spend operation, visibility, sourcing, suppliers, purchasing, automation, finance, governance and technology, and places your organization on a four-stage maturity curve based on your answers.
Rate each of the eight dimensions on a scale of 1 (not started) to 4 (advanced). Once you’ve rated as many as you can, click Assess My Tail Spend Maturity to see your current stage and recommended next priorities.
No, but rating all eight gives the most accurate result. Any dimension left unrated is treated conservatively, as if it were rated 1, when your stage is calculated.
Reactive, Developing, Managed and Optimised, ordered from least to most mature. Your combined score across all eight dimensions determines which stage you land in.
Reactive means tail spend is managed with little structure or visibility. Developing means some structure exists but is not yet consistent. Managed means core capabilities are in place and the focus shifts to connecting them. Optimised means tail spend management is already structured and connected, with the focus on refinement and proving ongoing value.
They are the actions most commonly relevant to organizations at your maturity stage, drawn from the same four-stage framework used across our assessments and guides.
You can submit your name, business email and company to request a more detailed breakdown of your score, a benchmark comparison and a prioritized action plan.
No. The eight dimensions and four maturity stages apply to tail spend operations of any size. Where you land on the curve depends on your current practices, not your organization’s size.
No. TailSpendManagement.com is an independent, editorially neutral resource. This assessment reflects your maturity stage and priorities, it does not recommend or rank vendors.
Rating the eight dimensions does not require any personal or company information. If you choose to request the full maturity report, that submission is handled separately through the report request form.
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