Flat fees. Published gates. Capped downside.
Four tiers, taken one at a time. Each tier must pass a written ROI test before the next is allowed to begin — your exposure is never more than the current tier’s flat fee.
Discover
Scoped contract analysis. Quantifies the value gap using the documented model. Flat fee, quoted before work begins.
Evaluate
Full benchmarking and the five-year pathways model. Proceeds only if Tier 1 findings exceed the ROI threshold. Flat fee, quoted before work begins.
Decide
Renegotiation advisory or pathway execution support. Proceeds only if the Tier 2 model supports action. Flat fee, quoted before work begins.
Manage
Annual re-benchmarking, compliance monitoring, and reporting review. Flat annual fee, quoted before work begins.
Tier 2 begins only if Tier 1’s quantified findings are a multiple of Tier 2’s fee. The same test gates Tier 3. The ROI test is published, and the conclusion — proceed or stop — is delivered in writing either way.
For eligible institutions, engagements may qualify as an allowable use of Title III institutional capacity funds. Grant dollars always flow to the institution and its grant administration — never to NxtChapter. See the Title III & grant funding guide.
Start at Tier 1, no further commitment required.
Every tier after the first is optional and gated by a written ROI test — your exposure is capped at whichever tier you're in. The Tier 0 Discovery call comes before all of it, at no cost.