Martech stack audit worksheet

Inventory software against owned workflows, active use, data movement and full operating cost. This worksheet supports the broader saas marketing tools plan.

The working template

A worked example

Two teams may use different tools for the same task for valid reasons. Compare required integrations and workflow quality before assuming duplication means waste.

The example is illustrative. It does not describe a measured customer result or create a promise about your own outcomes. Use it to understand the level of specificity the document needs.

How to complete the worksheet

1. Choose one project, account segment or decision. A document that attempts to cover the whole company usually hides important differences.
2. Gather the evidence required by the fields above. Use approved customer research, current product information and the relevant business records.
3. Draft the answers with the person responsible for doing the work. Keep unresolved questions visible and assign a next action to each one.
4. Review the document with the people who depend on it. Confirm scope, responsibilities and any constraints before treating it as an operating agreement.
5. Save the version and review date. Update it when the underlying offer, process or customer evidence changes.

Review before sharing

Do not cancel a tool based only on login counts if it runs an important background integration.

A useful working document makes disagreements visible while there is still time to resolve them. Ask a colleague to explain the intended decision from the filled-in version without additional narration. If they cannot identify the next step or the evidence behind it, revise the relevant field.

Remove confidential customer details from any public copy. Keep names, prices and results only when you have permission and can explain their context. An empty evidence field is a signal to investigate, not an invitation to supply a plausible-sounding number.

Continue the work

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Apply martech stack audit worksheet in a working review

Make a copy of the working file and complete one representative row before filling the entire document. Replace example values with evidence from the actual project. Add an owner and a review condition where the template calls for a decision. A blank marked unknown is more useful than an invented number that makes the file look finished.

For this topic, involve the workflow owner with the relevant data and access owners and work from requirements, acceptance tests and exit or recovery plan. The relevant unit is a maintained business workflow rather than an installed application. State the question the review should resolve before choosing a chart, an asset or a tool. If participants disagree about the unit or scope, resolve that disagreement before combining their evidence.

Evidence to prepare

Evaluate the tool using ordinary work and an important exception. Confirm data ownership, sync behavior, access boundaries and the information needed to leave the product. A successful demonstration does not remove the need for an internal operating owner.

Two situations that can change the interpretation

When tool ROI ignores ongoing maintenance

A workflow that saves manual entry can still require regular review when source schemas or business rules change.

Use this check: Estimate setup, review, exception handling, training and vendor-management work. Do not claim every automated minute becomes cash savings.

The focused diagnostic guide provides the correction process and a working evidence sheet.

When a new tool has no accountable owner

A dashboard platform can be technically installed while no one is responsible for deciding which metric definition is correct.

Use this check: Name the workflow, expected output and person responsible after implementation. A vendor onboarding session does not replace an internal operating owner.

The focused diagnostic guide provides the correction process and a working evidence sheet.

Record the decision and the limit

An integration can move one clean record successfully while mishandling updates, retries or deletions. A small permitted test should include those conditions before a production rollout. Record which behaviors were verified and which remain assumptions.

Keep the conclusion beside the evidence that supports it. Record what the team will do, who owns the next action and which event or date will trigger a review. If the underlying definition, audience or product behavior changes, revisit the conclusion rather than assuming the old result still applies. A clear limit is useful information; it tells the next reader where additional investigation is required.

Use the complete topic collection for related methods and the category field guides when the product’s buying situation or implementation requirements change how the method should be applied.