Engagement Tiering

Stakes first. Hours second.

Every intervention in this practice is tiered by the consequence of inaction — not by deliverable count or days on-site. A two-day Escalation Diagnostic outranks a six-week Audit because the loss event is closer and larger.

Each investment below is sized against the cost of the risk event it is designed to prevent. Run the ROI Simulator to see your specific exposure before reviewing the tier structure.

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Before You Review the Tiers

This is not a menu. It is a clinical assessment framework.

The tier you need is determined by the consequence of inaction — not by budget or preference. A $25K Tactical Diagnostic and a $250K Performance Architecture Blueprint are not different-sized versions of the same thing. They address different classes of institutional exposure.

If you are uncertain which tier applies to your situation, run the Behavioral Risk Qualifier first. It takes three minutes and returns a scored tier recommendation calibrated to your mandate environment.

TACTICAL
$15K – $45K
Targeted relief. Single mandate. Rapid deployment.
Who this tier serves

Partners managing a single mandate with emerging or latent behavioral risk signals. First engagement or standalone diagnostic need.

What it protects

A specific program, account relationship, or renewal at risk from behavioral or political friction.

Why it costs more than entry

Because forensic diagnosis that prevents a $500K renewal loss is not priced like a workshop.

Behavioral & Political Risk Diagnostic

Forensic assessment of behavioral risk inside a single program, mandate, or business unit.

Hidden Drift2 Weeks$25,000
High-Stakes Engagement Risk Briefing

A closed-door session for managing partners and practice leaders on a single high-stakes situation.

Decision VelocitySingle Session$15,000
CRITICAL
$45K
Immediate escalation containment. 48–96 hour mobilization.
Who this tier serves

Partners in or approaching an active escalation event on a Tier-1 account. Mobilization required within 48 hours.

What it protects

The client relationship, the partner's reputation, and the renewal that cannot be lost this cycle.

Why it costs more than Tactical

Because rapid forensic mobilization under crisis conditions carries a premium that reflects the magnitude of what is being protected.

Client Escalation Prevention Diagnostic

Rapid forensic immersion when a Tier-1 program is in terminal political friction.

Portfolio Failure2–5 Days$45,000
STRATEGIC
$60K – $120K
Portfolio-level behavioral risk. Structural remediation.
Who this tier serves

Practice leaders carrying portfolio-level behavioral risk across multiple mandates, directors, or regions.

What it protects

Portfolio margin, director bench reliability, and renewal probability across multiple accounts simultaneously.

Why it costs more than Critical

Because portfolio-level diagnosis and structural remediation is a different class of work from single-mandate intervention.

Director Behavioral Risk Capability Audit

Portfolio-wide examination of how behavioral risk concentrates across mandates, sectors, and partners.

Portfolio Exposure6–8 Weeks$120,000
Stakeholder & Behavioral Risk Mapping Sprint

Three-week structured exposure of informal power, shadow hierarchies, and decision physics inside a client system.

Internal Gridlock3 Weeks$60,000
SYSTEMIC
$140K – $250K+
Practice-wide architecture. Institutional transformation.
Who this tier serves

Managing partners and regional practice heads redesigning how behavioral risk is governed across a practice, region, or business line.

What it protects

The delivery architecture and methodology that the entire practice's revenue depends on.

Why it costs more than Strategic

Because structural redesign at practice scale is irreversible infrastructure investment, not a project engagement.

Performance Architecture Blueprint

Structural redesign of the performance architecture for a practice, region, or business line.

Asset ViabilityQuarter / Annual$250,000+
Field Team Behavioral Risk Playbook

Codified, firm-specific operating manual for managing behavioral risk across the practice.

Methodological Drift10–14 Weeks$140,000
INSTITUTIONAL
$18K / month · $180K / cohort · Bespoke
Ongoing stewardship. Methodology embedded inside the firm.
Who this tier serves

Firms that have internalized the need for standing behavioral risk capability — either through a retained principal or by licensing the methodology.

What it protects

Systemic competency, institutional knowledge, and the partner's ability to operate without external dependency.

Why it costs more than Systemic

Because continuous stewardship and methodology transfer are ongoing assets, not one-time engagements.

Embedded Stewardship Retainer

Continuous, confidential advisory for managing partners and program directors carrying portfolio-level exposure.

Structural Volatility12-Month Minimum$18,000 / month
Train-the-Director Program

Closed cohort program building behavioral architecture capability inside the firm's director bench.

Bench Capability6-Month Cohort$180,000 / cohort
Licensing Package for Diagnostics & Playbooks

Enterprise licensing of the Behavioral Risk & Performance Architecture methodology for in-house deployment.

Systemic CompetencyAnnual / Multi-yearBespoke
What Sets the Tier

Tier is set by the consequence of inaction, not by hours billed. A two-day Escalation Diagnostic outranks a six-week Audit because the loss event is closer and larger.

When to Escalate

If a Diagnostic surfaces structural causes, the engagement is repositioned upward — Blueprint, Playbook, or Train-the-Director. We do not sell on cadence; we sell on remediation.

Know your tier before the intake call.

The ROI Simulator calculates your specific cost of inaction in three minutes — and maps it against Tactical and Strategic intervention investment. Run it first, then request the Diagnostic.