Step · Documented

The Proof Portfolio Score

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A price without proof is a preference. A price with proof is a receipt. The distance between them is documentation.

What this reveals. One score: whether your case studies, outcomes, attributions, and client statements would justify your current price to a decision-maker who never met you.

What it does not do. It does not draft your case studies or interpret their strength for a specific buyer. It flags where proof exists, where it is thin, and where it is absent.

Question 01 of 05

Do you have documented case studies for your recent client engagements?

Written accounts of the work delivered, the outcome, and how the outcome was measured. Not the pitch deck. The receipt.

Yes, for most of my recent engagements
Some: a handful of documented cases
One or two, informal or outdated
None documented in writing
Question 02 of 05

Do your case studies cite specific dollar outcomes?

Revenue delivered, cost saved, risk avoided, efficiency gained: priced in the client's own numbers, not adjectives.

Yes, specific dollar figures cited
Some cases have dollars; others describe qualitatively
Percentage improvements, but no dollar figures
Qualitative descriptions only"Transformed," "improved," "aligned"
Question 03 of 05

Do you have written attestations or endorsements from clients?

Testimonials, LinkedIn endorsements, quoted references. Written by the client, attributable to them by name, with permission.

Yes, multiple named attestations with specific claims
A few, named but general
Verbal endorsements, but not in writing
No written attestations
Question 04 of 05

Are outcomes tied to your specific work, not general company success?

Attribution. A buyer wants to know what changed because of you, not what changed while you happened to be there.

Yes, causal attribution is documented in writing
Attribution is claimed but not evidenced
Outcomes are described alongside my involvement, no direct attribution
Outcomes described without linking to my specific interventions
Question 05 of 05

Do you have before-and-after documentation for the outcomes you cite?

Baseline numbers before your engagement, comparable numbers after. Screenshots, dashboards, memos, or client reports that establish the delta.

Yes, baseline and delta documented
After-state documented; baseline is remembered
Approximate figures, no documentation
No before-and-after evidence in file
Your Proof Portfolio Score
0 / 15

where proof stands against your current price

What this reveals

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Each dimension below is a category of proof a decision-maker looks for when a price sits above the reference range. Missing dimensions do not make your work less valuable. They make the value harder to defend on paper.

Where the score comes from
Documented case studies -
Dollar-specific outcomes -
Written client attestations -
Attribution to your specific work -
Before-and-after documentation -
Where the gaps are

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Assumptions used: your descriptions of each proof dimension across your recent client work. The score reflects the descriptions you selected. It does not evaluate the specific language or persuasive strength of any actual case study, testimonial, or document.

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