This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in creating and developing designs and specifications that optimize the use, value, and appearance of products. It has no schema of its own: companies here are mapped on the Professional services schema, and what it does not cover is recorded as gaps.
| Parameter | Primitive | Type | Unit | Companies | Median | Range |
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Share of new work from referrals | Business development | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
Pitch win rate | Partners and pitch teams | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
Average bill rate | Fee models and ratesPremium | Money |
Median and range are shown once 3 or more companies on Industrial Design Services and below have published a number; each company counts once.
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| Members |
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Share of fees on fixed or value pricing | Fee models and ratesPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Estimate accuracy Actual effort against the estimate, across closed engagements. | Engagement scoping | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Engagements with a scope change | Engagement scoping | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Briefs per month | Creative and campaign production | Number | briefs | 0 | — | — |
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Deliverables on time | Creative and campaign production | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Average review rounds | Deliverable review and approval | Number | rounds | 0 | — | — |
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First-pass client approval | Deliverable review and approval | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Revenue from repeat clients | Repeat and follow-on work | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Realisation rate Fees billed as a share of time recorded at standard rates. | Time and fee billing | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Unbilled work in progress | Time and fee billing | Number | days | 0 | — | — |
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Days sales outstanding | Collections and lock-up | Number | days | 0 | — | — |
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Timesheets complete by deadline | Time tracking | Percent | % | 0 | — | — |
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Average days to log time | Time tracking | Number | days | 0 | — | — |
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Share of revenue on retainer | RetainersPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Average retainer | RetainersPremium | Money | USD per month | Members | Members | — |
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Hours used beyond the retainer | RetainersPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Gross margin per engagement | Engagement marginPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Time written off | Engagement marginPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Reconciliation frequency | Client money and trust accounts | Choice daily · weekly · monthly | — | 0 | — | — |
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Unreconciled items at month-end | Client money and trust accounts | Number | items | 0 | — | — |
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Billable utilisation | UtilisationPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Target utilisation | UtilisationPremium | Percent | % | Members | Members | — |
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Non-billable hours per week | UtilisationPremium | Number | hours | Members | Members | — |
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Professionals per partner | Leverage and team pyramidPremium | Number | people | Members | Members | — |
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Revenue per professional | Leverage and team pyramidPremium | Money | USD per year | Members | Members | — |
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Conflict check turnaround | Conflicts and independence | Number | hours | 0 | — | — |
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Independence exceptions per year | Conflicts and independence | Number | cases | 0 | — | — |
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