Pricing Frequently Asked Questions
Clear Answers to Common Commercial Questions
Alentra's pricing model is designed to provide clarity, predictability, and Business-Side control. The Pricing and The CFO-TA Platform Licensing pages explain the overall commercial structure, licensing approach, engagement options, and continuity rights associated with The CFO-TA Platform. This page answers the practical commercial questions Executive Sponsors and leadership teams commonly ask when evaluating, licensing, expanding, renewing, or concluding an Alentra offering.
General Pricing
Why is Alentra pricing based on governance scope rather than company size?
Company size does not reliably indicate the complexity of what must be governed. Sponsor Intent, governance complexity, operating domains, systems, stakeholders, lifecycle coverage, evidence requirements, and accountability structures vary significantly between organizations regardless of employee count or revenue. Pricing is aligned to the scope of the capability being provided and the governance requirements being supported.
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Operating domains
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Lifecycle coverage
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Systems affected
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Dependencies
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Governance complexity
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Leadership participation
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Subscription duration
This approach aligns pricing to what must be governed rather than the size of the organization.
Does Alentra use hourly billing or retainers?
No. Alentra uses fixed-fee commercial models with clearly defined scope and boundaries. The CFO-TA Platform is licensed through fixed-term subscriptions, while The CFO-TA Trial, Business Intent Design Accelerators, Transformation Accelerators, Executive Advisory Blocks, and PM+ are provided as fixed-fee offerings aligned to a defined scope.
This structure creates predictable investment levels, clear decision points, and transparent commercial boundaries.
Are there hidden fees or automatic scope increases?
No. Licensed scope, participant entitlements, operating domains, capabilities, deliverables, and commercial terms are defined before activation.
If a client chooses to expand participation, operating domains, services, capabilities, or other elements of the agreed scope, the proposed expansion is reviewed and priced before additional functionality or services are provided. Scope does not increase automatically.
When is payment due?
All Alentra offerings are prepaid.
Payment must be received before platform provisioning, SILMS deployment, access enablement, onboarding activities, Trial activation, Accelerator delivery, Executive Advisory services, PM+ support, or other contracted services begin.
The CFO-TA Trial
How is The CFO-TA Trial priced?
The CFO-TA Trial is a bounded, fixed-fee engagement designed to provide a low-risk way to experience the platform while creating meaningful Sponsor Intent Assets within one or more selected operating domains. Pricing is influenced primarily by the number of operating domains included and the scope of the Business Intent Design activities performed during the Trial.
Each Trial includes defined functionality, deliverables, participation expectations, operating domains, and a predetermined evaluation period. This creates a structured evaluation experience while preserving a clear decision point at the conclusion of the Trial.
Is the Trial fee credited toward The CFO-TA Platform?
Yes. The CFO-TA Trial fee is fully credited toward a subsequent The CFO-TA Platform license when the client proceeds under the applicable commercial terms.
The Trial is designed as a practical evaluation path that allows organizations to experience the platform while simultaneously establishing valuable Sponsor Intent Assets and governance foundations.
What happens when the Trial ends?
At the conclusion of the agreed evaluation period, the client decides whether to proceed with a The CFO-TA Platform subscription.
The Trial does not automatically convert into a subscription and does not continue beyond the contracted scope. If the client elects not to proceed, active Trial access and SILMS functionality conclude in accordance with the agreement, and the client receives the static artifacts and SILMS extracts included within the Trial provisions.
The CFO-TA Platform Subscription
How long is a Platform subscription?
The CFO-TA Platform is typically licensed through six-month or twelve-month subscription terms.
The subscription provides access to The CFO-TA Platform, SILMS functionality, platform updates, customer support, and any governance support expressly included within the licensed scope.
Does the subscription renew automatically?
Renewal provisions are defined within the applicable Platform License Agreement. Organizations should not assume that access automatically continues beyond the licensed term.
Prior to expiration, clients may renew their existing subscription or discuss adjustments to operating domains, participant entitlements, subscription duration, governance scope, or other licensed capabilities.
What happens if the Platform subscription is not renewed?
Access to The CFO-TA and the continuing Alentra intelligence stream ends at the conclusion of the licensed term. Future SILMS releases, updates, enhancements, new capabilities, support, premium guidance, Alentra-hosted services, and rights to newly developed Alentra intellectual property also end with the subscription.
Client information stays with the client. Sponsor Intent Assets, Sponsor-owned decisions, governance records, evidence, validation history, decision history, lifecycle history, and other organizational intelligence remain stored on and accessible through the client’s infrastructure.
Subject to the applicable agreement, the client retains a perpetual, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to continue using the final version of the SILMS deployed in its environment for its own internal business purposes. The client owns its information and Sponsor-owned assets, while Alentra retains ownership of the SILMS, its software, methodology, structures, prompts, templates, frameworks, and other Alentra intellectual property.
What does a standard Platform license include?
A standard The CFO-TA Platform subscription typically includes access to The CFO-TA, one SILMS instance deployed within the client’s Microsoft environment, applicable platform capabilities, one or more operating domains based on the licensed scope, and up to ten named Core Leadership Participants. The subscription also provides the continuing Alentra intelligence stream, including future SILMS releases, platform updates, enhancements, new capabilities, support, premium guidance, and any Alentra-hosted services expressly included within the licensed scope.
The subscription is designed around the Sponsor and the Sponsor's core leadership team because those individuals are responsible for governing Sponsor Intent, reviewing evidence, defining accountability, validating alignment, establishing decision boundaries, and authorizing consequential decisions.
The subscription also includes platform updates, customer support, and any governance support expressly identified within the licensed scope.
Why are participants included if pricing is not primarily seat-based?
The CFO-TA is the Executive Sponsor Platform. It is designed around the Sponsor and the Sponsor's core leadership team rather than broad enterprise deployment.
The value of the platform comes from the Sponsor Intent foundation, governance capability, governed artifact chain, and lifecycle management capability shared by the leadership team. Participant entitlements provide access for the individuals directly responsible for defining outcomes, governing boundaries, assigning accountability, validating alignment, reviewing evidence, and authorizing decisions.
Does every employee need access to The CFO-TA Platform?
No. The CFO-TA Platform is designed for Executive Sponsors and the bounded leadership team responsible for governing Sponsor Intent.
Many employees, delivery teams, implementation partners, and stakeholders may operate within the boundaries established by Sponsor Intent without requiring direct platform access. The platform is intended to equip those responsible for governing outcomes rather than broadly license an entire workforce.
Can additional participants be added?
Yes. Additional named participants may be added when governance requirements expand.
Additional participation often becomes appropriate when new operating domains, leadership teams, business functions, governance activities, or lifecycle responsibilities enter scope. Any expansion is reviewed and priced before additional access is enabled.
Can operating domains be added later?
Yes. Organizations frequently begin with a focused scope and expand over time as priorities evolve.
Adding operating domains can affect governance complexity, stakeholder participation, systems involved, evidence requirements, support needs, and overall governance scope. Expanded scope is reviewed and priced before activation.
Can the subscription change at renewal?
Yes. Subscription scope can be reviewed and adjusted at renewal.
Potential changes may include subscription duration, operating domains, participant entitlements, lifecycle coverage, support requirements, governance capabilities, or other subscription components. This flexibility allows the platform to evolve alongside the organization's Sponsor Intent Lifecycle Management requirements.
How does Alentra verify that the Platform remains within the licensed scope?
The client is responsible for maintaining platform use within the operating domains, participation entitlements, lifecycle coverage, and scope defined within the Platform License Agreement.
Alentra may periodically request reasonable information necessary to confirm that licensed use remains aligned with the agreed scope. Verification provisions, notification requirements, confidentiality protections, and any true-up obligations are governed by the Platform License Agreement. If actual use expands beyond the licensed scope, the subscription can be aligned accordingly.
Support and Additional Services
What support is included with The CFO-TA Platform?
The subscription includes customer support, platform updates, continuing Alentra intelligence, and the level of guidance and governance support identified within the licensed scope. Support helps authorized participants use platform capabilities, apply Sponsor Intent Lifecycle Management, and address questions related to the licensed environment.
More extensive facilitation, analysis, executive guidance, or operations support can be provided through separate offerings. When a subscription ends, updates, enhancements, support, premium guidance, and the continuing Alentra intelligence stream conclude while the client retains its information, Sponsor-owned assets, and the continuing internal-use rights defined in the applicable agreement.
What is included in a Transformation Accelerator?
Transformation Accelerators are fixed-scope engagements designed to help organizations make focused progress within a bounded operating domain, transformation challenge, governance objective, technology initiative, or business priority.
Each Accelerator has defined deliverables, participation expectations, timelines, and scope. The Business Intent Design Accelerator is one example. The specific content of every Accelerator is established before work begins.
What is included in an Executive Advisory Block?
Executive Advisory Blocks provide focused Business-Side leadership support for consequential decisions, governance questions, partner interactions, escalation situations, executive preparation, stakeholder alignment challenges, and other high-consequence circumstances. Each Advisory Block is structured around a defined need and provides direct access to experienced transformation leadership while preserving a clear separation between Business-Side guidance and operations responsibilities.
How does PM+ differ from Executive Advisory Blocks?
Executive Advisory Blocks provide Business-Side guidance focused on governance, decision support, alignment, and executive leadership needs. PM+ provides operations-oriented support that can include coordination, documentation, planning activities, RAID management, testing support, cutover support, meeting facilitation, and related delivery responsibilities. The offerings preserve clear boundaries between Intent Governance and Execution Governance, including the accountability of those who govern purpose and those who govern behavior.
Can The CFO-TA Platform and Alentra services be used together?
Yes. Organizations may license The CFO-TA Platform and supplement it with Transformation Accelerators, Executive Advisory Blocks, or PM+ when additional support is appropriate.
Each offering remains separately scoped so clients can clearly distinguish ongoing platform capabilities from consultant-led accelerators, executive guidance, and execution support. Certain services may also be engaged independently when a platform subscription is not required.
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