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Set day rates and fixed-fee benchmarks

Recommends day rates, fixed-fee benchmarks, and retainer pricing by client type and engagement size, reasoning from positioning, target margin, and market comparables.

In / outPositioning + target margin + market comparables + service-line structure → day rates, fixed-fee benchmarks, and retainer pricing by client type

You might say…

I've left money on the table by pricing from cost rather than from value. This forces me to reason from all three sides before I set the number.

What it does

Recommends day rates, fixed-fee benchmarks, and retainer pricing by client type and engagement size, reasoning from positioning, target margin, and market comparables. Used when establishing or repricing the rate card.

Trigger: Use when establishing or repricing the rate card.

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