Ease of Engagement
PERCEPTION PARTNERS FLEXIBLY ADAPTS our approach to effectively meet client business needs within resource constraints. We can customize Solution Suites and pricing to meet the needs of small or startup organizations as well as multi-billion dollar Fortune 100 corporations, government authorities, investment banks, universities or international law firms.
Common working relationships
Individual Projects
Project engagements with Perception Partners are notable in the up-front effort aimed at ensuring that the project objectives, deliverables and expectations are fully clarified and agreed to with each client. All projects have formally assigned relationship managers who serve as liaisons with the client, and projects are directed by project managers who employ standard tools and procedures to ensure that projects meet time, cost and scope requirements. Individual projects are typically priced on a one-time flat-fee basis.
Extended Virtual Team
On a retainer basis, Perception Partners can provide external IP search, analytics and valuation capabilities with all of the advantages of an in-house team, but at a far lower cost. With this approach, projects can be initiated as needed by each client, with unlimited availability of Perception Partners personnel for project planning, review and follow-up questions. All for a single – and surprisingly reasonable – flat monthly fee.
Periodic Monitoring
While individual projects provide a snapshot and analysis at a single point in time, many clients find that market dynamics and competitive pressures demand that they are the first to recognize and respond to changes in the technology landscape. Consequently, many clients request ongoing monitoring of, e.g., IP trends of known competitors, emergence of new competitors or competitive technologies, or changes in the marketplace that could impact their position. Because efforts initiated in each monitoring area can be leveraged for subsequent periods, clients find that a small periodic monitoring fee yields an especially good return.
Collaboration Partners
Occasionally, clients ask us to replicate our capabilities within their own organization. In such cases, our relationship begins on a more formal project basis, but additional effort is made to make our planning and execution processes transparent and transferable. We work with the client’s leadership team to project manage the transition, establishing and monitoring milestones that ensure the gradual in-house capability that effectively displaces external Perception Partners resources. Collaboration relationships are typically priced on an implementation fee to set up a group or team, and then a license fee to transfer in our proprietary techniques, algorithms and templates.