René Studio
Professional Services

The engagement is sold once and judged every month.

Pitch, onboarding, delivery and renewal for law, audit, advisory and agencies, where the relationship is the product and the partner is the interface.

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Onboard
Engagement templates

Pitch to renewal for matters, audits and retained advisory work.

onboarding time 21d → 14d
onboarding time 21d → 14d · status-chasing contacts −31% · renewal rate +7 pts
The problem

Onboarding is where a won client starts doubting the decision.

Conflict checks, engagement letters and know-your-customer collection arrive immediately after the client has committed, delivered by the team least involved in the pitch. The contrast is the damage.

  • Satisfaction collected at the end of a matter, when it can no longer change it
  • Onboarding owned by risk and finance, experience owned by the partner
  • Partner variation invisible until a client leaves
“We reported every week and still got asked what is happening. They did not want the report. They wanted to know it was fine.”
Client review, advisory engagement · delivery stage
The operational fact

Client confidence is determined by the predictability of contact during delivery rather than by the volume of reporting produced.

What changes, measured*

Onboarding time21d → 14dconflict and document steps run in parallel
Status-chasing contacts−31%a predictable rhythm replaces reactive reporting
Renewal rate+7 ptsconfident engagements renew on value, not price
Journey Index+6pitch through renewal, per account

* Based on heuristics. These figures are modelled from the René method and observed sector patterns, not reported client results. Your own numbers replace them once a journey is measured.

What it costs to leave alone

The case for acting now
01Renewal without a reason to stayA delivery that met scope but felt uncertain renews on price, and on price you are not the cheapest.
02Partner hours spent on reassuranceChasing and reassurance consume senior time that was priced and sold as delivery.
03Expansion never discussedThe next piece of work is sold during a confident engagement, not after a quiet one.

How René handles it

4 capabilities
01
Engagement templatesPitch to renewal for matters, audits and retained advisory work.
02
Onboarding friction mapCompliance steps measured for client effort, not only for completeness.
03
Partner-level viewsThe same journey scoped per partner or team, compared on one index.
04
Renewal signalsSentiment through delivery read against renewal, not just at the end.

8 journey templates, ready to map

Pitch to renewal, with compliance onboarding measured for client effort
New client onboardingHighest friction
6 stagesRequests per client · CES
Matter or engagement deliveryPartner dependent
7 stagesSentiment through delivery
Pitch and proposal
5 stagesWin rate · time to proposal
Reporting cycleRecurring
4 stagesClarity · follow-up questions
Fee discussion and billingClient money rules
5 stagesDispute rate · payment days
Renewal or re-appointment
5 stagesRenewal rate · sentiment

The client programme

TodayWith René
Feedback at the end of a matterEffort measured through delivery
Onboarding designed by riskOnboarding designed with risk
Partner variation anecdotalPartner variation quantified
Professional Services

Questions we get asked

Both, as separate journey shapes. Retained work adds the reporting cycle as a recurring stage.

Make one journey measurable this week.

Start with the journey that costs you the most. Free plan, one journey, all four views — no card, no call.

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