Civic Voice

Investment

We price for outcomes, not hours.

One entry product. No tiers. No retainers. No surprise SOWs.

$5,000 Strategic Tech Assessment. One week. Four deliverables. Fixed.

The Assessment scopes the Initiative - what we ship, in what 60-day window, for which measurable outcome.

Initiatives are scoped on three levers: complexity, length, business value. Most land between $25,000 and $80,000.

Every Initiative ships in 60 days. Guaranteed.

You leave the Assessment knowing what to build, what it costs, and what it returns - whether or not you continue with us.

What is included

12 hours

Client executive time

5 days

Elapsed, one working week

4 deliverables

Kept regardless of continuation

A working week with the CEO and the revenue owner on Day 1, IT on Day 2, Carlos solo on Days 3 and 4, the room together again on Day 5.

The Bridge, the Strategic Roadmap, the Initiative Spec, and the Outcome Hypothesis. Each one kept regardless of continuation.

Twelve client executive hours. Five elapsed days. One go-or-no-go conversation at the end.

Why we price this way

The Assessment is the pricing conversation. We do not quote an Initiative blind, because every Initiative is shaped by a Bridge that does not exist yet. Naming a price before the Bridge is built is a guess, an unnecessary risk to both of us.

$5,000 is the price of certainty about the next 60 days. By the end of the week you know what to build, what it costs, and what it returns. If the answer is "do not build it with us," that is still the answer you paid for.

Initiatives are scoped on three levers because complexity, length, and business value are the three real ones. Most Initiatives land between $25,000 and $80,000. We will tell you which end of the band yours falls on before you commit. We do not surprise our buyers with the price of their own decision.

We do not retain. The Strategic Momentum Program exists for the rare cases where presence and reinforcement is the right shape; otherwise the engagement is bounded, shipped, and over.

The guarantee

The 60-day delivery date is guaranteed when five client commitments are met:

  1. 1.Requirements signed off within 5 business days.
  2. 2.A named decision-maker with a 24-hour response SLA.
  3. 3.System access granted on Day 1.
  4. 4.No scope changes after Day 5.
  5. 5.Third-party dependencies managed by your side.

Meet those five and the date is ours to hold. That is what fixed-fee, fixed-window delivery actually requires.

What CEOs ask before they book

Is the $5,000 refundable if I do not continue with you?
No. The Assessment produces a complete strategic package you can act on with anyone, including your existing team. Refundability would imply the package has no value without us. It does.
Can I send my CTO to Day 1 instead of attending?
No. Day 1 is the CEO and the revenue owner. If the CEO will not attend, we reschedule until they can. This is a brand promise, not a logistical preference.
What if I am not ready to commit to an Initiative on Day 5?
Always an option. Roughly one in four engagements ends with a "not ready" verdict. The package goes home with you. We name what would have to be true to revisit in six months. The relationship is preserved.
Can we do a pilot or proof of concept first?
The Assessment is the pilot. If $5,000 over one week is too much commitment, a $25,000-$80,000 Initiative over 60 days will be too much commitment. The Assessment is sized so the wrong fit shows up early and the right fit moves.
How is the $25,000 to $80,000 Initiative price set?
Three levers, named in the Day 5 close: complexity, length, business value. You see the price before you sign. Whether you proceed is a board decision you make with the Spec in hand.
Are payment terms negotiable?
No. Assessment paid on signature. Initiatives invoiced at kickoff and on shipping milestones. We do not bill against hours and we do not bill in arrears against guesses.

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