Trade-off

The decisions that move both lines at once, and the limits of what can be known before deciding.

Any topic that does not close on a binary choice.

Trade-off · 9 articles
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Build, outsource, or do nothing€360 against €575Decide between hiring, a service contract and the status quo on a need costed in days, wi…20 August 2026
The fiftieth employee costs more than the forty-ninth1.05 % of payrollDecide whether the company durably crosses 50 employees, and provision the five-year lag…20 August 2026
The monthly cost of not deciding€5,254 a monthSet a decision deadline, and cost the monthly price of postponement so the trade-off is m…20 August 2026
Two dependencies, one single risk, two departments that don't talk to each other€4,954 a monthHandle both dependencies in the same committee item, with the same risk scale and the sam…20 August 2026
A technical decision is never a budget line€378,563Have a technical decision arbitrated by the four departments concerned before signing, no…19 August 2026
The five exit doors Brussels just opened at SAP5 casesCheck whether your situation fits one of the five doors, and build the file before the ne…18 August 2026
Your headcount falls 10 %, your SAP invoice doesn't move4,000 € per yearActivate the reduction right if you have crossed the threshold, preparing the evidence be…18 August 2026
Fifteen years of framework contract, prices redactedprices redactedCalibrate your expectations before requesting a price reference through the freedom of ac…18 August 2026
What the price paid by others won't tell you1 global amount, 0 unit priceStop looking for a reference price that does not exist, and change negotiation lever inst…18 August 2026