Profit Stream™ Snapshot Assessment

Gain clear insight into your existing Profit Stream Design using the Profit Stream Canvas.

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What is a Profit Stream Snapshot Assessment?

Identifying the intricacies of your current Profit Stream Design isn't merely a step - it is a critical foundation that informs and shapes the strategic direction of your business. By delving deep into the existing structure, you gain invaluable insights into how your products or services are positioned in the market, how they're perceived by your target audience, and, importantly, how they contribute to your overall profitability. Your Profit Stream Snapshot sets the stage for making informed, data-driven decisions regarding pricing strategies, packaging options, and licensing models.

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Why a Snapshot is Essential for your Business?

Clear Visualization of Your Profit Stream

Creating a snapshot offers a transparent view of your current Profit Stream Design. This clarity is crucial for making effective decisions about pricing, licensing, and other key business areas.

Identifying Gaps

A snapshot can help identify gaps in your current design. Do you know if your organization has a Customer ROI model? Is your pricing aligned to value? Do you have alignment on your solution and customer licenses? A snapshot helps identify these gaps, and more.

Leveraging Opportunities for Profitability

A snapshot creates the necessary conditions to capitalize on both internal and external triggers. By recognizing and acting on these opportunities, you can make impactful adjustments that enhance profitability and sustainability.

Capturing the Founders' Vision

For startups, a snapshot captures the founders' vision, guiding them in making choices that build a sustainable business. This initial clarity can set the stage for long-term success.

Enhancing Organizational Collaboration

A snapshot drives common goals and fosters better results and collaboration across all departments, including sales, marketing, legal, compliance, product development, and engineering.

Framework for Continuous Improvement

Snapshots provide a solid foundation for ongoing reviews and updates to pricing and packaging strategies. Regularly revisiting these elements ensures your business captures maximum profit over time, preventing potential losses.

How does a Snapshot Assessment work?

While every engagement is tailored to your specific needs, a Snapshot Assessment will include the following deliverables:

A visualization of the existing system to clarify previous pricing, packaging, and licensing choices
A report identifying gaps in the existing system which might include:
- Lack of customer ROI model
- Pricing not aligned with the value of customer benefits
- Misalignment of solution and customer licenses
An overview of opportunities and recommendations for change and improvement, which might include:
- Quantifying the value of intangible benefits
- Adjusting pricing
- Improving pricing policies
- Creating new offerings for a new segment
- Identifying potential profit engines

Where can I learn more?

Profit Stream Design is introduced and detailed in Software Profit Streams: A Guide to Designing a Sustainably Profitable Business the Amazon Bestselling book by Jason Tanner & Luke Hohmann. Learn more about the book, the Profit Stream Canvas, and how you can increase profit at any stage of the solution lifecycle through Solution Profitability Management.

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