Business & revenue models · Core
Project-based model
Also called: project fees
ELI5
Customers pay for a specific project.
Used in conversation
“The project-based model is exposed to utilisation and scope creep.”
Definition
A model earning fees for defined pieces of work with a start, end and scope.
Here “Project-based model” means: A model earning fees for defined pieces of work with a start, end and scope.
Pitch context
You will see “Project-based model” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16