Why 50% deposit is non-negotiable
Fixed-fee offers start with a fifty percent deposit. It makes the calendar, owners, and scope real before work begins.
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Free diagnostics train the market to extract senior time and then go quiet.
Our engagements are fixed-scope. 50% on signature to start. The remainder is due on delivery, or as written in the statement of work.
What the deposit buys both sides
- The calendar is real.
- Access and owners are real.
- Scope arguments happen once, in writing.
- Nobody runs a charity discovery practice dressed up as enterprise sales.
What we will not do
- Multi-week unpaid “assessments” that recreate a sprint
- Start work on verbal enthusiasm
- Expand to a second workflow without a change order
Light qualification is free. Detailed solution engineering, starting with the Solution Definition Sprint, is paid.
Next step: If a deposit is impossible, the organization is not ready, or we are not the vendor. Either answer is useful.
Fence: Commercial terms do not change the regulatory fence.