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How we work —
and what it costs.

Engagement Models

How we work — and what it costs.

We offer three engagement structures. The right one depends on contract size, renewal urgency, and whether your team needs a one-off negotiation partner or ongoing AWS contract governance. Most clients start with a fixed-fee engagement and convert to a retainer at the second renewal.

Scoping Call
No charge
45-minute review of your current AWS contract, spend profile, and renewal timeline. Outcome: a written assessment of negotiation surface area.
  • Contract review
  • Spend baseline assessment
  • Negotiation surface map
  • Engagement recommendation
Book scoping call
Fixed-Fee Engagement
From $45,000 per negotiation
Full single-event engagement. Typical for an EDP negotiation, renewal, or major commit decision. 6–14 weeks, fixed scope, fixed price.
  • All five negotiation phases
  • Dedicated lead negotiator
  • Benchmark report
  • Strategy document
  • Live call execution
  • Redline support through signature
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Success Fee
15–20% of savings
Pay only on documented savings against the AWS-proposed baseline at engagement start. Floor only, no cap on either side.
  • Aligned-incentive structure
  • Documented savings audit trail
  • Most common for $25M+ EDPs
  • One-year measurement window
  • Quarterly true-up
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Retainer

Annual governance.

04Annual AWS Contract Retainer — from $180K/year+
For customers with $25M+ annual AWS spend or multi-year EDP commitments. We function as your in-house AWS negotiation team year-round: quarterly spend review, mid-cycle EDP flex monitoring, Savings Plans utilization, marketplace passthrough review, support tier optimization, and ongoing readiness for the next renewal. Includes unlimited scoping for new commit decisions and 10 days of active negotiation time across the year.

"Per dollar spent on advisory, the EDP work paid back 38 times in year one. Year two will compound it."

VP of Finance · SaaS Platform
$18M annual AWS spend, 38% reduction at renewal
What's included

Inside every engagement.

Every paid engagement — fixed-fee, success-fee, or retainer — includes the full five-phase methodology: discovery, benchmarking, strategy, execution, and redlines. You receive a written benchmark report, a negotiation strategy document, complete email and call scripts, redline support on every AWS-proposed contract version, and a contract-administration runbook. See the full EDP service description or our case studies for examples of typical scope.