Plans & pricing · pricing model v2

Plans & Pricing

A monthly capability budget within a defined scope, drawn down at each Expert's published all-in rate, which is the base plus our management fee, shown before you book. Annual is a lower fee, not a coupon.

F · Foundational

$1,300per month
or $15,000 / year · management fee 30% monthly, 25% annual
  • Monthly capability budget within a defined scope
  • General Expert advisory access (62304 / 14971 / QMSR)
  • Trainings draw on the budget (8-course catalog)
  • Basic capability tracking
  • Readiness Diagnostic on first engagement
≈ 5 reference hours / month at a $200/h reference base†
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O · Operational

Featured
$5,000per month
or $57,600 / year · management fee 25% monthly, 20% annual
  • Everything in Foundational
  • 1 included Program-Leader hour / month
  • Training Record Packages
  • Practical Competency Assessments
  • Advisory Summaries · named Expert attribution
≈ 20 reference hours / month at a $200/h reference base†
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E · Embedded

$9,600per month
or $110,400 / year · management fee 20% monthly, 15% annual
  • Everything in Operational
  • 4 included Program-Leader hours / month
  • Supplier Qualification Pack (versioned)
  • Expert Qualification Registry · browse
  • DHF-suitable controlled advisory docs
≈ 40 reference hours / month at a $200/h reference base†
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Not sure which plan? Start with the free fit check.

Section 1 of the Readiness Diagnostic needs no account and comes back reviewed by the IMSQ team.

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Compare plans

Plan comparison, line by line
Feature
Foundational$1,300 / moBook a review
OperationalFeatured$5,000 / moBook a review
Embedded$9,600 / moBook a review
Budget
Monthly budget$1,300$5,000$9,600
Annual price$15,000$57,600$110,400
Management fee · monthly plan30%25%20%
Management fee · annual plan25%20%15%
Reference hours / month (an anchor, not guaranteed)†≈ 5≈ 20≈ 40
Included Program-Leader hours / monthNot included14
Unused budget rollover100% · 90 days100% · 90 days100% · 90 days
Expert access
General Expert advisory (62304 / 14971 / QMSR)IncludedIncludedIncluded
All-in rate shown before every bookingIncludedIncludedIncluded
Customer-driven Expert selectionIncludedIncludedIncluded
Manager-approved overageIncludedIncludedIncluded
Expert Qualification Registry · browseNot includedNot includedIncluded
Trainings & assessment
8-course catalog (trainings draw on the budget)†IncludedIncludedIncluded
Readiness Diagnostic on first engagementIncludedIncludedIncluded
Basic capability trackingIncludedIncludedIncluded
Practical Competency AssessmentsNot includedIncludedIncluded
Records your QMS keeps
Named Expert TraceabilityIncludedIncludedIncluded
Customer Decision AcknowledgementIncludedIncludedIncluded
Training Record PackageNot includedIncludedIncluded
Advisory Summary · named Expert attributionNot includedIncludedIncluded
Supplier Qualification Pack (versioned)Not includedNot includedIncluded
DHF-suitable controlled advisory docsNot includedNot includedIncluded
Governance
Bilateral capacity-fulfilment SLAIncludedIncludedIncluded
Upgrade any time · annual plans are not downgradableIncludedIncludedIncluded
FoundationalBook a review
OperationalBook a review
EmbeddedBook a review

Onboarding and Expert rates

Onboarding · one-time

Separate from the subscription budget.

Readiness DiagnosticFree

The Section 1 fit check is free and needs no login or commitment.

Capability Gap Assessment$15,000†

Non-refundable and valid for 180 days. Separate from the subscription budget, and used during onboarding when your compliance level is unknown. It does not count toward a subscription.

Expert base rates · published

Your all-in rate is base plus the plan fee.

Standard categories (regulatory, quality, training, implementation)from $100 /h†
Cybersecurity · AI/MLfrom $130 /h†
Program leadership · advisoryfrom $150 /h†
Program Leader, for manager meetings beyond the included hours$175 /h†
Worked example · Operational, monthly
$100 base × (1 + 25%) = $125 /h all-in
Negotiated per Expert in $10 steps. Shown before every booking.

† Pricing is provisional and subject to change. Reference hours are an illustrative anchor at a $200/h median consultant base, not guaranteed hours. For a rough module sequence, estimate your training timeline.

Questions procurement will ask.

Why don't you hide your rates?
Every Expert has a published base rate. Your all-in rate is that base plus our management fee, and you see it before you book. There is no blended band and no hidden margin. Hidden rates make procurement suspicious, and this model is built to be checked.
Are we just paying for consultant hours?
No. The budget buys a defined engagement scope: audit-grade artefacts, controlled training records, supplier-governance materials, named Expert traceability, advisory documentation and operational continuity.
What happens if we don't use all our budget?
Unused budget rolls over in full for up to 90 days, then expires. Software-quality demand comes in projects, so a short rollover window absorbs the ups and downs. You cannot draw on future months’ budget.
What happens if IMSQ cannot provide an Expert?
The obligation runs both ways. If we cannot supply the capacity, the affected budget is made good automatically, in dollars, by whichever of three routes you choose: a credit carried forward (the default), a refund approved by an IMSQ admin, or a deduction from your next invoice.
Will this survive procurement review?
It was built for it. The disclosed management fee, published Expert rate ranges, named deliverables in the contract, a two-line invoice, the Supplier Qualification Pack and the bilateral SLA give procurement the documents they expect.
How is this different from hiring consultants directly?
A consultant gives you expertise. IMSQ gives you the same expertise inside a governance framework: Training Record Packages, Advisory Summaries, named Expert traceability, the Supplier Qualification Pack and operational continuity. A consultant cannot write a Supplier Qualification Pack about themselves.

Talk it through before you commit.

A programme review scopes the engagement, names the Experts, and confirms the plan. Access is by invitation after it.

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