Quint’s Market Alignment Framework (MAF) is a unique and proven model for comparing and structuring IT processes, service levels, services and related costs. MAF contains up-to-date and relevant data on IT pricing and the quality that is available on the market. Thanks to our coverage of the consulting and sourcing market, the MAF database always contains current market conformity data in line with what is realistically available. Comparing the costs and quality of your IT against what is available on the market is what we call a ‘market conformity check’.

Quint’s market conformity check offers many advantages compared to so-called ‘peer group comparisons’. Peer group comparisons often stop at a higher abstraction level making conclusions difficult to translate into practical improvements. MAF constructs the costs and comparisons from the bottom up and gives you actionable insight into areas for improvement. Moreover, MAF provides a comparison with the market of today and that of tomorrow. Market conformity checks are performed at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional benchmarking but they provide much more detail and insight into where IT costs can be optimized.