Richard Troutner Consulting Corp.

Business execution consulting

Implementation-led consulting for proposals, revenue operations, AI workflows, and founder execution.

RTCC helps established B2B companies replace deadline risk, stale pipeline, improvised automation, and owner-dependent execution with working operating systems.

Published investment rangesHands-on implementationClear scope boundariesDocumented handoff

Direct answer

What does RTCC help a business fix?

RTCC fixes recurring operating failures that sit between a valuable opportunity and a dependable result. Typical examples include unmanaged proposals, inconsistent procurement readiness, qualified leads with no reliable follow-up, AI ideas with no controlled implementation plan, and priorities that continue to depend on the owner.

The work is structured around four commercial pillars so buyers can match the problem to a specific engagement instead of purchasing broad advisory time.

Last updated July 14, 2026.

Four commercial pillars

Choose the engagement by the failure that is costing the business.

Each offer owns a defined operating system, produces visible deliverables, and establishes a measurable review cadence.

Proposal and Procurement Office

For companies pursuing RFPs, government opportunities, enterprise vendor approval, or recurring buyer documentation. RTCC manages requirements, contributors, evidence, reviews, and submission control.

Explore proposal support

Revenue Operations Retainer

For teams generating opportunities but losing momentum through weak ownership, inconsistent qualification, stale CRM stages, or late follow-up.

Explore revenue operations

AI Workflow Implementation

For companies that want to improve one repeated workflow with clear inputs, human review, measurable outcomes, and a documented fallback.

Explore AI workflow implementation

Fractional Execution Management

For founder-led companies that need senior operating discipline, weekly accountability, decision ownership, and cross-functional follow-through.

Explore fractional execution

Engagement comparison

What each retainer owns.

The ranges below are planning bands, not fixed quotes. Final scope depends on volume, urgency, access, and implementation responsibility.

OfferTypical problemTypical investmentInitial horizon
Proposal and Procurement OfficeRFP deadlines, compliance risk, contributor delays, buyer-readiness gaps$5,000-$10,000 per monthUsually 90 days, then ongoing pursuit support
Revenue Operations RetainerLeads go stale, handoffs fail, CRM stages are unreliable, managers lack visibility$7,500-$12,500 per monthUsually 90 days, then optimization
AI Workflow ImplementationA repeated workflow is slow or inconsistent, but automation risk is not yet controlled$5,000-$10,000 per monthUsually 8-12 weeks
Fractional Execution ManagementPriorities depend on the owner and cross-functional commitments do not close$7,500-$15,000 per monthUsually 3-6 months

How the work begins

A consulting engagement should create control quickly.

RTCC uses a common sequence across all four pillars.

1

Diagnose the operating failure

Define the business impact, current process, owners, systems, deadlines, dependencies, and the specific evidence that would show improvement.

2

Build the operating assets

Create the workflow, decision rules, templates, dashboards, review gates, automations, documentation, and escalation logic required for the work.

3

Run, measure, and hand off

Operate the new system with the client team, measure adoption and performance, resolve exceptions, and document ongoing ownership.

Buyer questions

Research the decision before requesting a call.

RTCC publishes direct answers to the questions buyers commonly ask about price, roles, scope, and timing.

How much does an RFP consultant cost?

Review public pricing context, scope drivers, and the difference between project support and an ongoing proposal office.

Read the RFP cost guide

What should a consulting retainer include?

Review scope boundaries, cadence, access, deliverables, client responsibilities, and change control.

Read the retainer guide

How much should an AI workflow pilot cost?

Review pilot scope, risk controls, success metrics, and the conditions that make a pilot more expensive.

Read the AI pilot guide

Qualification

Is RTCC the right type of consulting partner?

The clearest sales conversation begins with an honest fit assessment.

Strong fit

  • There is an active bid, pipeline, workflow, or execution problem with visible economic consequences.
  • A decision-maker can provide access and resolve priorities.
  • An internal owner can participate in implementation and maintain the system after handoff.
  • The company is prepared to invest at least $5,000 per month when the problem warrants a retainer.

Not the right fit

  • The company is still searching for a business idea or has no defined operating problem.
  • The request is for a raw contact list, mass spam, or guaranteed meetings with no internal sales process.
  • The request is to automate a high-risk workflow with no human review or accountable owner.
  • No one inside the company can provide data, make decisions, or adopt the new process.

Frequently asked questions

Answers before the sales call.

The questions below address scope, cost, timing, ownership, and risk.

What kind of company is the best fit for RTCC?
RTCC is best suited to established B2B companies with an active operating problem, a decision-maker involved, an internal implementation owner, and enough economic impact to justify a focused project or monthly retainer.
Does RTCC provide strategy or implementation?
The work is implementation-led. Strategy is used to make decisions, but the engagement is designed to produce operating assets such as workflows, ownership rules, calendars, dashboards, review gates, documentation, and trained handoffs.
How much do RTCC engagements cost?
Typical monthly investments range from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on the workstream, volume, urgency, system complexity, and level of execution ownership. Narrow diagnostic or pilot projects may be scoped separately.
Does RTCC guarantee revenue, contract awards, or AI savings?
No. RTCC can improve process quality, control, visibility, and execution, but buyer decisions, market conditions, client participation, data quality, and third-party systems remain outside the consultant's control.

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Describe the active problem, the business impact, the deadline, the systems already in place, and who can own implementation internally.

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