How should you choose a Claude consulting partner?
Choose a partner who can explain where Claude is expected to create value, how that value informs a fixed build price, and who will support the system after launch. Technical expertise matters. So do the economics and the ongoing relationship.
If you are comparing Claude consulting firms, the service descriptions can be difficult to distinguish: strategy, implementation, integration, adoption and support. Those are useful capabilities. They do not tell you what to buy first or how to decide whether the investment is worthwhile.
I want a buyer to be able to answer a simpler question: Where could Claude pay off in our business, and what will it cost to get there?
That is why we have organized The Endurance Group’s commercial model around finding value, agreeing on the economics, building at a fixed price and staying as your Claude team.
Claude expertise is necessary. It is not the whole buying decision.
A partner should know how to work with Claude, connect it to your systems and test a workflow under real operating conditions. Ask to see relevant work. Certification is useful evidence of training, but it does not replace a clear scope, thoughtful workflow design or demonstrated delivery.
The next questions are commercial. What problem are we solving? What is the expected benefit? What assumptions support it? What happens if employees do not adopt the tool? Who responds when the workflow or underlying technology changes?
A capabilities list cannot answer those questions by itself. A buying model should.
What working with TEG looks like
We identify where Claude could save time, avoid costs or create revenue.
Together, we estimate the 12-month value and agree on a fixed build price.
We build the solution, test it and train your team to use it.
We support your team, maintain what we built and assess new opportunities.
The starting point is a free AI Value Assessment of one team. The first call chooses the focus. We then spend up to five hours on meetings and research, with an AI Value Report delivered within one week after the assessment is complete.
We talk with the people doing the work: what they do, where they are stuck, and what they would do with more time. We look for opportunities to increase capacity, avoid costs and create additional revenue.
Your AI Value Report describes recommended builds, the process each improves, expected 12-month economic value and fixed implementation prices. You can choose which opportunities to pursue. There is no obligation to build every recommendation.
What value-based Claude implementation pricing means
We do not price implementation according to how many hours it takes us. We agree on the economic value the solution is expected to create over the next 12 months, then agree on a percentage of that value to set the fixed build price.
That calculation needs discipline. Time freed is capacity value unless a cash cost actually falls. Hiring avoided only counts if the planned role becomes unnecessary. New revenue should reflect contribution after incremental delivery costs. Overlapping benefits should not be counted twice.
An illustrative pricing example
A proposal workflow is expected to free 1.25 hours on each of 15 weekly proposals. At an agreed fully loaded employee cost of $80/hour over 50 weeks:
15 × 1.25 × $80 × 50 = $75,000 expected annual capacity value.
If both parties agree to use 10% for this example, the fixed implementation price is $7,500.
10% is illustrative, not a universal rate. The percentage is agreed per project. The fixed price does not change with actual subsequent savings, revenue, utilization or employee compensation.
We are estimating value with the client, not guaranteeing it or taking an ongoing share of their results. Implementation payment is 50% at kickoff and 50% at launch. The build includes testing, documentation, launch support and a 30-day warranty for reasonable fixes and refinements. The complete process is on How We Work.
Why the relationship continues after launch
A launch is not the point at which the business stops changing. Employees learn new ways to use Claude. Integrations and APIs change. The company takes on new customers, work and market challenges.
Managed Claude is our standard ongoing relationship, starting at $1,500/month. We maintain existing workflows, support and train employees, keep documentation current and review what is creating value.
Assessments of additional teams are included at no extra charge. New opportunities can become additional implementations, but each new build has a separate scope and fixed, value-based price. The monthly fee does not include unlimited development. Clients pay for Claude subscriptions, third-party software and API charges separately.
For example, a monthly review might reveal that employees repeatedly correct the same part of a proposal draft. We can refine the instructions, test the changes and update training. If the next opportunity is a new CRM integration, we assess its value and agree on the scope and price of a separate build before beginning.
Five questions to ask before choosing a Claude consultant
- How will you find the opportunities? Look for a process grounded in employees’ actual work, not just a feature demonstration.
- How will we calculate value? Ask for the operating data, assumptions, costs and potential overlap behind the estimate.
- What price are we agreeing to? Understand scope, payment, delivery milestones and what could change the quote.
- How will our people learn to use it? Ask how training, review and adoption fit into delivery.
- Who owns it after launch? Clarify maintenance, employee support, ongoing improvement, your ownership of the work and how new builds are priced.
Ask for evidence as well as a process. Our Offerpad case study documents 1 to 2 hours saved daily on vendor photo review. That is a delivered client outcome. The proposal example above is an illustrative estimate. They serve different purposes when evaluating a partner.
Choose the partner that fits the job
A large, complex enterprise rollout may need substantial delivery capacity, specialized governance and coordination across many systems and teams. Evaluate partners against those requirements rather than against a single slogan or price.
For a team trying to find a practical starting point, a company-wide transformation program is not necessarily the first step. You need a way to identify where Claude could pay off, decide what is worth building and keep it useful over time.
TEG’s offer is straightforward: we assess where Claude can create economic value, build the agreed solutions at a fixed price, and stay as your ongoing Claude team.
Frequently asked questions
What should you look for in a Claude consulting partner?
Look for relevant delivered work, technical competence, a practical way to identify valuable opportunities, transparent pricing, employee training and clear responsibility after launch. Ask how expected value is calculated and what ongoing support includes.
How does TEG price Claude implementation?
TEG and the client agree on expected 12-month economic value and a project-specific percentage used to set the fixed implementation price. The percentage varies by project. Payment is 50% at kickoff and 50% at launch. The price does not change based on actual subsequent results.
Is value-based pricing a share of actual savings or revenue?
No. TEG uses agreed expected value to set a fixed build price before work begins. It is not a continuing share of actual savings or revenue, and projected value is not a guarantee of results.
What is included in Managed Claude?
Managed Claude is TEG’s standard ongoing relationship, starting at $1,500/month. It includes maintenance of TEG-built workflows, support, training, updates, documentation, opportunity assessments and monthly value reviews. Assessments of additional teams are included; new builds are separately scoped and value-priced. Clients pay software and API charges separately.
Do you need Claude before booking an AI Value Assessment?
No. The first call chooses one team and discusses its goals. TEG then spends up to five hours on meetings and research, including any Claude setup requirements. The free AI Value Assessment produces an AI Value Report within one week after the assessment is complete, with no obligation to proceed with a build.