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Conceptual Agreement with A Buyer

Conceptual Agreement with A Buyer

An OBJECTIVE is a business outcome that improves the buyer’s condition. It is never a deliverable.

A METRIC is a measure or indicator of progress and success. It must be identifiable by the buyer and you. There should be at least one metric and preferably more for each objective.

VALUE is the various impact of the objectives. An objective of “increased profit” can yield value including higher margins, more money to reinvest in the business, ability to attract more investors, ability to attract more talent, and so on. Ideally, each objectives should generate several value statements.

With this framework, fees can be viewed in the context of ROI based on the value. If you achieve conceptual agreement with a true buyer prior to your proposal on objectives, measures, and value, you will close at least 60% of your proposals at high fees; and if you provide options with escalating value and fees, you will close at least 80% at very high fees.

You can read about this framework in detail in almost any of my books, or hear about them on many of my downloads, and practice them in most of my workshops.

© Alan Weiss 2011. All rights reserved.

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Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

Comments: 2

  • Kouassi Edmond, Social Psychology, Ph.D, UFR Sciences de l'Homme et de Société, Département de Psychologie; Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody; Abidjan; Côte d'Ivoire( Ivory Coast)

    January 17, 2023

    The first lessons of Management Consultancy that i’ve learned in 2016 was “The Consulting Bible”.
    I liked very much : the history or origins of management consulting; the process, the conceptual agreement, the proposal.
    But i could not calculate the consultant’s fees, write in two pages and half the nine components.
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

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