The 90-Day ROI Guarantee
AI-Powered Consulting guarantees measurable ROI within 90 days of your engagement start date. The 90-Day ROI Guarantee applies primarily to the AI Transformation Retainer. All other services and solutions carry outcome commitments scoped individually at the proposal stage. If the agreed metrics are not met, the engagement extends at no additional cost until they are.
Key Takeaways
- The 90-Day ROI Guarantee applies primarily to the AI Transformation Retainer, starting at $10,000 per month.
- All other APC services and solutions are guaranteed through outcome commitments scoped individually at the proposal stage.
- ROI metrics are set in Week 1 during the Behavior Gap Assessment, before any work begins.
- If targets are not met by Day 90, the engagement continues at no additional cost.
- There is no refund. The risk is time, not money. Matt Almassian stays until the outcome is delivered.
- Revenue Growth engagements are available under an Outcome-Based Agreement with a shared upside structure.
What Does the 90-Day ROI Guarantee Cover?
The 90-Day ROI Guarantee applies primarily to the AI Transformation Retainer. Every other APC service and solution carries a guarantee through outcome commitments scoped and documented at the proposal stage before work begins.
AI Transformation Retainer
Full AI transformation including workflow redesign, team training, change management, and strategic advisory. Matt Almassian leads the engagement directly from Week 1 Behavior Gap Assessment through Day 90 results review. If the agreed ROI metrics are not reached by Day 90, the engagement extends at no additional cost until they are.
Starting at $10,000 / monthGuaranteed Revenue Growth
For clients where revenue growth is the primary objective, AI-Powered Consulting offers an Outcome-Based Agreement. Under this structure, APC commits to a specific revenue growth target or financial metric agreed upon before the engagement begins. Metrics are defined in writing at the proposal stage and may include revenue increase percentage, pipeline growth, close rate improvement, or a specific dollar figure.
If those targets are met, AI-Powered Consulting is entitled to an agreed-upon percentage of the incremental revenue or growth achieved. If targets are not met, the engagement extends until they are, at no additional base cost. This structure is available for qualifying AI Transformation Retainer clients and is scoped and priced at the proposal stage.
All APC services and solutions are guaranteed. Sprint projects, the 90-Day AI Readiness Diagnostic, Executive Claude Optimization (ECO), Team Training and Adoption, fractional advisory, and AEO/GEO/LLMO engagements each carry outcome commitments scoped individually at the proposal stage and documented in writing before work begins.
How Is ROI Measured Under the Guarantee?
Every engagement begins with a Behavior Gap Assessment in Week 1. During that assessment, AI-Powered Consulting and the client jointly establish a baseline and agree on the specific metrics that define success by Day 90. At least two categories must be agreed upon before work begins.
Weekly hours saved on identified workflows, measured against the Week 1 baseline.
Percentage of target team members actively using agreed AI-enabled workflows by Day 90.
Measurable increase in team AI fluency from the Day 1 Sophistication Scale baseline to the Day 90 reassessment.
Documented movement of task categories from human execution to AI-assisted or AI-delegated status.
Decrease in rework rate on identified high-repetition outputs, compared to Week 1 baseline.
Documented reduction in vendor, contractor, or tooling cost attributable to AI-enabled workflows.
For Outcome-Based Agreements: specific revenue increase, pipeline growth, or close rate improvement against the agreed baseline, measured at Day 90.
The baseline is everything. ROI can only be measured against a starting point. The Behavior Gap Assessment in Week 1 establishes that starting point for every metric. Without completing the assessment, the guarantee does not activate.
How Does the Guarantee Work?
The guarantee follows a five-stage process from Week 1 through Day 90. Every stage is defined before the engagement begins.
The Behavior Gap Assessment is completed. AI-Powered Consulting and the client agree in writing on the specific metrics and targets that define success by Day 90. No execution begins until the baseline is set.
AI-Powered Consulting delivers the Four-Stage Adoption Progression, workflow redesign, team training, and adoption support. The client maintains active participation and provides access to team members and workflows as agreed.
Matt Almassian and client leadership review all agreed metrics against the Week 1 baseline. Results are documented in a written ROI summary delivered within five business days of Day 90.
The engagement concludes or renews based on the original agreement. For Outcome-Based Agreements, APC's agreed-upon percentage of incremental revenue is invoiced. The ROI summary becomes a case study asset with client permission.
AI-Powered Consulting extends the engagement at no additional cost. The extension scope and duration are agreed upon jointly during the Day 90 review, based on the specific gaps identified in the results assessment.
Who Qualifies for the 90-Day ROI Guarantee?
The guarantee activates when all five of the following conditions are met. These are not fine print. They are the operating conditions that make measurable results possible.
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The Behavior Gap Assessment is completed in Week 1. This is the foundation of every engagement. Without an agreed baseline, there is no starting point to measure against, and the guarantee does not activate.
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Baseline metrics are agreed upon in writing before Week 2. Both parties confirm the specific, measurable targets that define ROI for this engagement before execution begins. Vague goals do not qualify.
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The client provides active access throughout the engagement. This includes access to the team members in the training program, the workflows being redesigned, and the data needed to measure progress.
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The client maintains participation in the Four-Stage Adoption Progression. Scheduled sessions, workshops, and check-ins are attended as agreed. Engagements paused or significantly deprioritized during the 90-day period may affect eligibility.
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The engagement is an AI Transformation Retainer. The 90-Day ROI Guarantee is the primary guarantee for this engagement type. All other APC services carry separately scoped outcome commitments confirmed at the proposal stage.
What the Guarantee Does Not Cover
- Outcomes in areas outside the agreed scope defined in the signed proposal
- Results affected by significant organizational changes outside AI-Powered Consulting's control, including leadership transitions, layoffs, mergers, or major product pivots during the 90-day period
- Engagements where the client paused work for 14 or more consecutive days without mutual agreement
- Revenue growth targets under an Outcome-Based Agreement that were not documented in writing and signed before work began
Why Does AI-Powered Consulting Offer This Guarantee?
Most AI consulting engagements fail not because the technology is wrong, but because no one owns the outcome. Consultants deliver a strategy deck, collect the invoice, and disappear. The team is left exactly where it started.
AI-Powered Consulting operates differently. Matt Almassian designs the system, builds the workflows, trains the people, and stays until the results are real. The guarantee is not a marketing claim. It is the operating model.
Only 5% of employees extract sophisticated value from AI. The distinguishing factor is behavior, not technical skill.
KPMG and UT Austin, 1.4 million workplace AI interactionsIteration and refinement account for 85.7% of AI effectiveness. Behavior is teachable. Results are measurable.
Anthropic Fluency IndexThe timeframe from Behavior Gap Assessment to measurable, documented ROI. Not a promise. A proven delivery model.
AI-Powered Consulting engagement data"Most consultants hand you a strategy deck and disappear. APC designs it, builds it, trains the people, and stays until it works."
Matt Almassian, Founder, AI-Powered ConsultingThe research supports it. Behavior is the variable that separates the 5% of employees who get real value from AI from the 95% who use it like a slightly better search engine. Behavior is also the only variable a consultant can actually change. That is what APC measures. That is what the guarantee is built on.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Guarantee
The 90-Day ROI Guarantee applies primarily to the AI Transformation Retainer. If measurable operational ROI is not achieved within 90 days of the engagement start date, the engagement continues at no additional cost until the agreed baseline metrics are met. All other APC services carry outcome commitments scoped individually at the proposal stage.
ROI is measured against a baseline established during the Behavior Gap Assessment in Week 1. Metrics are agreed upon before work begins and typically include hours saved per week on identified workflows, reduction in manual task time, Sophistication Scale score improvement, and adoption rate of AI-enabled workflows across the team.
Clients qualify when they complete the Behavior Gap Assessment, agree on baseline metrics before Week 2, provide access to relevant team members and workflows throughout the engagement, and maintain active participation in the Four-Stage Adoption Progression. Clients who pause or deprioritize the engagement during the 90-day period may not qualify.
If agreed ROI metrics are not met by Day 90, AI-Powered Consulting extends the engagement at no additional cost until the targets are reached. The extension period and scope are determined jointly by Matt Almassian and the client based on remaining gaps identified in the Day 90 review.
All APC services and solutions are guaranteed. The 90-Day ROI Guarantee applies primarily to the AI Transformation Retainer. Sprint projects, diagnostics, Executive Claude Optimization, Team Training and Adoption, fractional advisory, and AEO/GEO/LLMO engagements each carry outcome commitments scoped individually at the proposal stage and confirmed in writing before work begins.
For engagements where revenue growth is the primary objective, AI-Powered Consulting offers an Outcome-Based Agreement. APC commits to a specific revenue growth target or financial metric agreed upon before the engagement begins. If those targets are met, APC is entitled to an agreed-upon percentage of the incremental revenue or growth achieved. If targets are not met, the engagement extends at no additional base cost. This structure is available for qualifying AI Transformation Retainer clients and is scoped at the proposal stage.
AI-Powered Consulting does not offer a refund policy. Instead, the guarantee ensures the engagement continues at no additional cost until the agreed ROI metrics are met. The risk to the client is time, not money. Matt Almassian remains engaged until the outcome is delivered.
Questions About This Policy?
Reach Matt directly. Every guarantee question gets a direct answer, not a form response. Policy effective April 2026. Material changes are communicated to active clients in writing.
AI-Powered Consulting | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | matt@aipoweredconsulting.ai | 203-985-5791 | Policy effective April 2026. AI-Powered Consulting reserves the right to update this policy.