AI has allowed us to deliver client projects in a few hours instead of three weeks, but our clients are pushing back because they feel they are paying too much for something that takes so little time. How do we adjust our Proven Process and V/TO positioning to sell speed as an asset instead of a liability?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When your delivery speed increases dramatically, you must immediately change how you sell your value. If you continue to position your business based on the time it takes to perform a task, your clients will feel cheated by your efficiency. You must shift their focus from input hours to the speed of business results.

First, update your V/TO. You need to redefine your Core Focus and your 3 Uniques to emphasize speed, accuracy, and immediate market advantage. Your marketing and sales materials must stop talking about the process duration and start talking about the competitive advantage of rapid execution.

Second, redesign your Proven Process. Even if the actual production takes only a few hours, your Proven Process must encompass the entire client journey, including the onboarding, the diagnostic analysis, the human validation, and the post-delivery strategic alignment. By expanding the visual representation of your process, you show clients that they are paying for a comprehensive, secure system rather than a button-click.

Bring this issue to your next Level 10 Meeting. Use the IDS process to align your sales and operations leaders on this new positioning. Set a quarterly Rock to update your pricing structure to value-based billing and retrain your sales team. This ensures you capture the financial reward of your technological investments rather than passing the savings to clients who do not value your operational efficiency.