Selection Intelligence

Platform selection advice, structurally separate from implementation.

An independent ETRM and CTRM selection practice. We assess relevant platforms against your trading profile, operating model, and implementation constraints, then support your team through vendor engagement and negotiation. No implementation work, no vendor fees.

Built for Director and VP-level commercial leaders evaluating ETRM and CTRM platforms.

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  • 45 minutes
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  • Written summary either way

Full ETRM and CTRM platform coverage Independent selection methodology

Calgary Houston London

The Conflict

Many firms that advise on platform selection also participate in implementation.

ETRM and CTRM selection engagements are shaped by the advisor's implementation capacity, not your operational requirements.

CTI earns no vendor revenue and performs no implementation work. That structural separation is the product.

Here is how that distinction plays out in practice.

The advisor's recommendation is their revenue pipeline.
How we compare

Three alternatives.
One structural difference.

Traditional ETRM and CTRM selection support is often shaped by implementation economics, vendor ecosystems, or open-ended advisory hours. The fourth option is structurally independent from all three.

  1. 01
    Specialist selection firms Boutique ETRM advisory

    Recommendations often track where the firm has implementation capacity. Selection becomes the front end of a longer delivery engagement.

    CTI

    Performs no implementation work. The analysis has nowhere to lead commercially.

  2. 02
    Global advisory firms Big 4 and multinationals

    Engagements are structured around billable hours. Selection often stretches to months, with output that leans generalist rather than ETRM-specific.

    CTI

    Delivers an evidence-led intelligence assessment with a fixed scope and a defined deliverable.

  3. 03
    Internal / DIY Spreadsheets and RFPs

    Spreadsheet comparisons handle features. They do not handle concentration risk, stakeholder divergence, regulatory jurisdiction, or implementation readiness.

    CTI

    Assesses the factors that determine programme success, not only what appears on demo slides.

When the advisor's only revenue is the analysis, the analysis is fundamentally different.

Scope

Built for serious platform decisions.

CTI works with senior commercial, technology, risk, operations, and transformation leaders evaluating whether to select, replace, validate, or pressure-test an ETRM or CTRM platform decision.

Useful when:

  • The current system no longer fits the business
  • A shortlist needs independent pressure-testing
  • Vendor demos or RFP activity are approaching
  • Implementation risk is unclear
  • Internal stakeholders are not fully aligned
  • The business case needs sharper decision support
Founder-led practice

Engagements are delivered directly by CTI's founder. Analysis and negotiation support are not routed through junior analysts or outsourced desks.

Client engagements are confidential by default. References provided under non-disclosure on request.

The Methodology

From context to commercially useful intelligence.

  1. 01

    Context

    A focused conversation captures your trading profile, operating model, system landscape, and the shape of the decision in front of you.

  2. 02

    Assessment

    Platform fit is evaluated across eight weighted dimensions, calibrated to your business context. Stakeholder divergence is surfaced before vendor engagement begins.

  3. 03

    Intelligence

    An evidence-led view of platform fit, implementation reality, commercial exposure, and strategic risk. Built to support an executive decision, not a vendor demo.

See the full methodology

Sample intelligence report · stakeholder readiness, migration, concentration risk

Pressure-test your shortlist in one call.

Forty-five minutes with CTI's founder. We cover your decision context, where the shortlist feels weak, and whether CTI is the right fit for the work. If it is not, you leave with a written summary of the conversation for your team.

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  • 45 minutes
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