Free guide · works with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini
Economic consulting firms Auckland New Zealand
In 15 minutes, build a client-ready rate card and scope guard that prevents scope creep and communicates pricing with confidence. Tailored for NZ regions and typical economic consulting services.
Step 1, free.
Copy this, paste it into your AI, and swap the [BRACKETS] for your own details.
Setup & Context: Define target services and buyers
Provide: [SERVICE LIST], [TYPICAL PROJECT TYPES], [TARGET BUYERS], [REGIONS SERVED], [DIFFERENTIATORS], [NO-GO WORK], [NOTES]. Act as a senior pricing/operations consultant and distil a crisp picture of what you sell, to whom, and where, so later pricing is grounded and defensible. Work through it like this: 1) Cluster [SERVICE LIST] into 3–6 service lines (e.g., Impact Assessments, Cost–Benefit, Forecasting, Policy Reviews, Dashboards), mapping each to [TYPICAL PROJECT TYPES]. 2) Define 2–4 buyer personas from [TARGET BUYERS] (titles, roles in approval), capturing urgency triggers and success measures. 3) For [REGIONS SERVED], note regional nuances (sector mix, public vs private share, travel expectations, seasonal patterns) that affect scope and price. 4) Translate [DIFFERENTIATORS] into value levers (risk reduction, speed, depth, credibility) and where they matter by persona/region. 5) Record firm boundaries from [NO-GO WORK] and any scope red flags from [NOTES]. Give me the output as: a “Service & Buyer Profile” with four sections: A) Services Table (Service Line, Typical Projects, Indicative Deliverables, Roles Involved), B) Buyer Personas (Name, Role, Triggers, Decision Criteria, Risks, Preferred Procurement Path), C) Regions Summary (Region, Nuances, Implications for Delivery), D) Constraints & Red Flags (Exclusions, Quality Standards, No‑Go Conditions). Quality bar: a junior could price from this without asking what the work is or who signs it off. If something’s missing, mark it MISSING and list the 3 most critical follow‑ups as questions at the end.
How to get a good answer.
- 01Fill every [BRACKET] with real detail. Vague in, vague out.
- 02Read the answer, then reply with what's wrong or missing. The AI fixes it in seconds.
- 03Check facts, prices and anything legal or safety-related yourself before you use it.
The rest of the workflow.
Step 1 gets you started. The full Set Rates and Guard Scope takes you all the way, 15 steps in order:
- 01Setup & Context: Define target services and buyers (free above)
- 02Setup & Context: Gather cost baseline and capacity
- 03Setup & Context: Collect NZ regional benchmarks
- 04Market & Value: Build value ladder and tiers
- 05Market & Value: Calculate floor, target, stretch rates
- 06Design & Guardrails: Define standard scope inclusions
- 07Design & Guardrails: Document exclusions and assumptions
- 08Design & Guardrails: Draft change triggers and approvals
- 09Design & Guardrails: Create pricing menu and bundles
- 10Packaging & Comms: Draft rate card one-pager
- 11Packaging & Comms: Write proposal scope clauses
- 12QA & Maintenance: Run scope-creep scenarios
- 13QA & Maintenance: Plain-English client proof
- 14QA & Maintenance: Export PDFs and email templates
- 15QA & Maintenance: Set update cadence and snippet library
Pay once, keep it. Delivered instantly with a copy button on every prompt.
Questions
Does this work with the free version of ChatGPT?
Yes. The prompt works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, on a phone or a computer.
What do I put in the [BRACKETS]?
Your real details: notes, numbers, names, whatever the bracket asks for. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the AI's answer always right?
No. Treat it as a strong first draft: check facts, figures and anything legal or safety-related before you use it.
What's in the full Set Rates and Guard Scope?
15 steps run in order, a system prompt that sets the AI up for the job, worked examples, fix-it prompts and a quality checklist. It's NZ$34.50 once, no subscription.
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