Why Stonefall

WHY STONEFALL

Structured, impartial, and appropriately sized.

Most procurement advisory either undershoots — a quick conversation with no written output — or overshoots — a large engagement that takes months and produces more than is needed. Stonefall sits in between.

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01 · OVERVIEW

What you get when you work with us

These are practical characteristics of how we work — not aspirations or marketing claims.

A defined scope before any work starts

We do not begin without agreeing in writing what the engagement covers, what it will produce, and when it will be complete. There is no ambiguity about what you are paying for.

Written outputs as the primary deliverable

Everything we produce is written and structured for use. Not a presentation deck, not a verbal debrief — a document you can file, share internally, and return to months later.

No commercial conflicts

We have no referral arrangements, vendor commissions, or implementation partnerships. Our analysis cannot be coloured by a financial interest in where it lands — because none exists.

Fixed, transparent pricing in SGD

Each service has a published price with no hidden extras. S$540 for a spend review, S$170 for a consolidation workshop, S$950 per month for the sounding-board. You know the cost before you commit.

Direct access to the people doing the work

There are no account managers or intermediaries between you and the analysis. When you have a question, the person who answers it is the same person examining your spend data.

Singapore-specific knowledge

Our work is grounded in how procurement functions within Singapore's business environment. We understand the local supplier landscape, typical contract structures, and the stakeholder dynamics common in Singapore-headquartered organisations.

02 · IN DEPTH

A closer look at each advantage

Procurement expertise, not general business consulting

Our work is narrowly focused on procurement: how external spend is structured, where suppliers are fragmented, how consolidation decisions should be approached, and how procurement leads can think through internal stakeholder situations. We do not offer strategy, HR, or financial advice — and we do not pretend to.

  • Category-level spend analysis experience across multiple sectors
  • Familiarity with Singapore's regional supplier landscape
  • Structured frameworks for consolidation assessment

Process that produces something usable

Each service follows a structured process designed to reach a clear written output within a defined period. The Spend Visibility Review follows a three-week categorisation process. The Consolidation Workshop follows a facilitated one-day format with a written output the following week. The Sounding-Board follows a monthly rhythm with notes after each session.

  • Clear timelines agreed before work begins
  • No scope creep or open-ended engagement structures
  • Written deliverable closes each engagement formally

Straightforward to work with

We keep engagements simple on your side. Data sharing requirements are minimal and clearly described in advance. Scheduling is handled efficiently. Questions get direct answers. We do not require your team to invest significant administrative effort in managing the relationship with us.

  • Minimal pre-work required from your team
  • Direct communication with the practitioner
  • Questions answered within one working day

Priced for the actual scope of the work

Procurement advisory from larger practices often comes with overhead built into the fee — account management, sales teams, brand positioning. We operate without that overhead, which means our pricing reflects the actual work involved. The Spend Visibility Review at S$540 and the Consolidation Workshop at S$170 are accessible entry points that do not require internal sign-off processes disproportionate to the investment.

  • Published prices with no variation based on organisation size
  • All-inclusive — no add-ons charged after the fact
  • Monthly sounding-board cancellable with one month's notice

Outputs that inform decisions

The written documents we produce are designed to be used in internal decision-making — shared with finance, presented to leadership, or filed as the basis for a future procurement review. We write for the audience that will eventually read the document, not just for the person who commissioned it.

  • Written for a broader internal audience, not just procurement leads
  • Structured to support presentations to leadership
  • Factual and measured in tone — credible in internal settings

03 · COMPARISON

How our approach compares

Two common alternatives, and where they tend to fall short for the organisations we work with.

Feature Large Consulting Firms Freelance Advisors Stonefall
Fixed scope and price
Written output as primary deliverable
No vendor or platform commissions
Direct practitioner access
Accessible pricing for single engagements
Singapore market experience

Available   Variable   Typically not available

04 · WHAT SETS US APART

Features that are not standard elsewhere

Confidentiality as a default, not a clause

We do not reference client work in case studies, marketing materials, or any external communications. The default is that your organisation's name and situation remain entirely private — not just legally protected, but operationally invisible to the outside world.

Services that can be used once

We do not require a retainer or ongoing relationship to begin working with us. The Spend Visibility Review and the Consolidation Workshop are each a single, complete engagement. There is no expectation that one service leads to another.

Analysis that does not recommend our own follow-on services

The outputs of our spend review or workshop may suggest that further analysis would be useful — but we do not shape our findings to create that conclusion. If the data does not support additional work, we say so.

Sounding-board without long-term commitment

The monthly sounding-board arrangement requires only one month's notice to discontinue. There are no minimum terms, no penalty periods, and no escalating fees tied to continued use.

05 · TRACK RECORD

Where we have got to

6

Years operating in Singapore

80+

Engagements completed

14

Active sounding-board clients

100%

Written deliverable completion rate

Singapore Business Federation

SME Member since 2020

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Affiliate practice since 2021

PDPA Registered Organisation

Data protection compliance, PDPC Singapore

NEXT STEP

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