What was said
What this says
Current to 11 Oct 26Helen Marsden showed nine customer-built dashboards but said active use is lower than hoped and the board will question forty licences. Her digital team is scoping an in-house option. She wants a fair value account before any renewal talk.
What happened: Esther Quaye ran the 15 Sep 2025 QBR. There were no open tickets. Helen walked through the dashboards her team built, with repairs used most.
Customer view: Helen is proud of the dashboards but admits usage is below expectation. The board may ask why forty licences are held when so few people are active.
Commercial: Helen confirmed the Growth tier cost of £44,000 a year matches her finance team's records. The contract end date given on the call was 1 Sep 2026. The call does not show what happened at that renewal.
Watch: Helen's digital team is scoping something on its own platform, and she cannot say where it will end up. The pack also rests heavily on one analyst.
Themes
Current to 9 Oct 26Who was there
B-Brain
Them
Follow-up
Next steps
Current to 9 Oct 26- Esther Quaye to send the post-call note, copied to Daniel, and a date for the usage and value summary.
- Esther Quaye to offer session times after the board cycle for the managers and the analyst.
- Helen Marsden to send session names, the team's hours-saved estimate and the board member line.
Risks
Current to 9 Oct 26- An in-house platform option from Calderbrook's digital team could displace the brain at renewal.
- Active use is below the forty licences held, and the board may question that.
- The board pack depends heavily on one analyst.
Opportunities
Current to 9 Oct 26- A value account setting hours saved against cost would support the Growth renewal.
- Short manager sessions and a dashboard maintenance session could widen use.