Consulting Pricing Framework: Helping You to Cost Projects (Excel XLSX)

Pricing is key to profits for consultants and wider providers of professional services. Often consultants don't get this right or don't know where to start with pricing. This template offers a powerful and simple pricing model for consultants, supporting the effective pricing of custom consulting or professional services projects for individual clients. The template is an easy to complete and follow pricing framework (including examples that you can follow) to support you in pricing each of your projects independently. It helps you set and get the right price, every time. It also provides for a transparent breakdown that can be included in proposals and tenders. Everyone on the project including specialists can have clarity on what their role is and how much their fee will be.

It also offers a highly polished and professional look and feel that will give clients and potential clients confidence in terms of the anticipated quality of the consultancy that will be provided. Further, it can be used by sole-traders through to large professional services firms – from project teams consisting of one Consultant through to large multidisciplinary teams.

More than this though, it provides an easy to follow framework that leads to the systematic pricing of consulting and wider professional services projects. As such this is a essential tool for Management and Business Consultants; Project Managers; Accountants; Financial Advisers; ICT Professionals; Lawyers; Economists; Auditors; Coaches; Facilitators among others.

This template includes detailed cost breakdowns for each consultant role, allowing for precise allocation of resources and transparent cost reporting. It features customizable fields for project names, roles, rates, and activities, ensuring that every aspect of project costing is meticulously documented. This level of detail facilitates accurate budgeting and enhances client trust by providing a clear view of how costs are distributed across various project activities. The framework is designed to be adaptable, catering to both simple and complex projects, making it an invaluable asset for any consulting practice.