Intent Solutions · Financial Teaching · V1

A fixed scope plus a carefully bounded outcome fee — downside

What happens when the plan breaksIllustrative contract fee of $18,000 less Selling and discovery $2,000, Delivery and assurance $16,400, Vendors and administration $1,100 produces a loss of $1,500; Contribution is before central overhead and tax. A positive budget does not guarantee available cash.ILLUSTRATIVE ECONOMICSWhat happens when the plan breaksContracted-fee budget · full collection assumed · USDUSD−5k05k10k15k20k18000Contract fee−2000Selling and discovery−16400Delivery and assurance−1100Vendors andadministration−1500Contribution lossContribution is before central overhead and tax. A positive budget does not guarantee available cash.
$18,000.00 of illustrative fees less $19,500.00 of listed costs leaves -$1,500.00 before central overhead and tax. A thin base fee can leave the supplier exposed when the bonus is absent and work overruns. Conditional upside must not be spent as certain cash.

These are fictional worked examples, not Intent Solutions prices, compensation terms, customer results, forecasts or offers. “Revenue” means illustrative contracted fees or billings within the stated scenario and horizon; it does not establish accounting recognition, an invoice already sent or cash collected. Conditional fees require their specified event. Supplier receipts are gross business invoices, not individual take-home pay. Contribution is fees less the listed direct costs, before central overhead and tax; a reserve is a proposed holdback, not an additional expense. Amounts are USD. Program sources explain mechanisms, not Intent enrollment, guaranteed opportunities or payment rights. Credits are not cash. Each real engagement needs its own agreed scope and terms.

The cost ledger that produces the figure. Supplier receipts are gross business invoices, not personal take-home pay.
Cost / contributionAmountRecipientEarned whenPayment condition
Baseline and discovery$2,000.00Discovery businessBaseline acceptedDiscovery invoice
Implementation$12,000.00Engineering businessMilestones acceptedMilestone invoices
Assurance$1,600.00Assurance businessEvidence deliveredReview invoice
Outcome measurement$2,000.00Measurement businessAgreed measurement performedReview invoice independent of whether the bonus is earned
Operating handover$800.00Operations businessHandover acceptedCompletion invoice
Tools$600.00VendorsConsumed serviceVendor cycle
Administration$500.00Administration functionProject work performedAs incurred