Client C — Client Economics

A sample snapshot of Higher Education · Retainer · Client lead A. Fontaine

Illustrative Prototype
All clients
On BudgetConsistently under budget. Candidate for scope expansion conversation.
Contract value
$216,000
Monthly retainer
$18,000
Revenue recognized
$126,000
Labor cost
$68,600
Other delivery costs
$3,100
Gross profit
$54,300
Gross margin
43.1%
Budget variance
$3,400
Hours allocated
1,080
Hours used
1,004
Remaining hours
76
Scope variance
-7%
Projected final cost
$118,000
Projected final margin
45.4%
Months over scope
0
Service areas
Executive Communications, Public Relations
Delivery economics

Allocated vs. actual cost

Cost to deliver$72K planned · $69K actual
Hours consumed1,004 of 1,080

Projected final cost of $118,000 against $216,000 contracted value implies a 45.4% margin at close.

Trend

Gross margin, last six months

MarAprMayJunJulAug
44%47%
  • Active projects: Executive Communications
  • Recommended action: Protect margin and evaluate growth potential.