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How should value-based pricing governance work?
Table 6How should value-based pricing governance work?
| Governance object | Accountable owner | Local control | Escalation trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value promise | Product or commercial owner | Versioned promise with beneficiary and event. | Promise changes after negotiation begins. |
| Value evidence | Evidence owner or analyst | Source, population, baseline, and uncertainty fields. | Evidence cannot support the stated decision. |
| Price and exception | Price authority | Price object, reference, concession, and reason. | Exception exceeds the locally approved boundary. |
| Delivery obligation | Delivery or customer-success owner | Acceptance event, owner, date, and outcome record. | Expected value cannot be observed after purchase. |
| Financial reconciliation | Finance owner | Revenue, contribution, cost-to-serve, and cash boundaries. | Operating signal and P&L line no longer refer to the same scope. |
| Review and retirement | Commercial governance owner | Decision, disconfirmation, next review, and retirement rule. | A failed assumption remains active without disposition. |
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Value-based pricing is a capability before it is a number
A value price needs evidence, translation, negotiation, and delivery checks. The number is an output of that chain, not a substitute for it.
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