Description
The Silver tier of the DBA Completion Package is a three-month engagement aimed at one specific outcome: getting your proposal through committee. It covers Chapters 1 to 3 — the introduction, the literature review and the methodology — which is where the overwhelming majority of Doctor of Business Administration candidates stall. If your proposal is already approved, this is not the tier you want; start at Gold.
| Service | Proposal-stage DBA dissertation support (Chapters 1–3) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 months |
| Chapters covered | 1. Introduction, 2. Literature Review, 3. Methodology |
| Editor | DBA-specialist doctoral editor |
| Methodology support | Full consultation on design, sampling and analysis plan |
| Coaching | One live session |
| Style | APA 7, or your institution’s template |
| Price | $1,250 against $1,625 if bought separately |
| Upgrade path | Credited in full against Gold or Platinum within 60 days |
Contents
1. What $1,250 covers
| Component included | Bought separately | In package |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Chapter Editing × 3 (Chapters 1–3) | $1,050 | Included |
| Methodology Consultation Package | $400 | Included |
| Dissertation Coaching Session × 1 | $175 | Included |
| Total à-la-carte value | $1,625 | |
| Your price | $1,250 |
You save $375, or roughly 23% against the combined separate price.
2. What is included
2.1 Chapter 1 — Introduction
Business problem framing, gap articulation, and the alignment of problem statement, purpose statement and research questions. Misalignment between these three is the single most common reason a proposal is returned, and it is almost always invisible to the person who wrote them.
2.2 Chapter 2 — Literature Review
Theoretical or conceptual framework selection and defence, thematic organisation, source currency audit, and the shift from a source-by-source summary into a genuine argument for why your study needs to exist.
2.3 Chapter 3 — Methodology
Design justification, population and sampling logic, instrumentation, data collection protocol, analysis plan and IRB narrative support. Written so that you can defend each decision in your own words rather than recite it.
2.4 Methodology consultation
A working consultation on your design before the chapter is finalised, covering quantitative, qualitative, mixed and applied or action research approaches, with particular attention to the access constraints that come with researching a real organisation.
2.5 Coaching session
One live session, most often used for proposal defense rehearsal or for working through a specific committee objection.
3. Who this tier is for
- You are writing or revising your proposal and have not yet reached data collection
- Your committee has returned Chapters 1 to 3 and you are not certain why
- You need your methodology validated before you commit to collecting data
- You want to test how we work before committing to a longer engagement
Upgrade credit. If you move to Gold or Platinum within 60 days of your Silver engagement ending, the full $1,250 is credited against the higher tier. Starting small costs you nothing but time.
4. Compare the three tiers
| Feature | Silver $1,250 |
Gold $3,475 |
Platinum $6,500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement length | 3 months | 4 months | 6 months |
| Chapters edited | 1–3 | All (1–5) | All, plus front and back matter |
| Editing depth | Substantive + line | Professional tier | Developmental + substantive + line |
| Dedicated named editor | Shared queue | Yes | Yes, guaranteed same editor |
| DBA-specialist editor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Methodology consultation | Yes | Yes | Yes, ongoing |
| Statistical / qualitative analysis | — | Yes | Yes, ongoing |
| Literature review support | — | Yes | Yes |
| Practitioner implications coaching | — | — | Yes |
| Committee response support | — | One round | Unlimited rounds |
| Mock defenses | — | — | Two, with question bank |
| Coaching sessions | One | Two | Ongoing |
| Weekend / evening access | — | — | Included |
| Post-defense revision support | — | — | Included |
| Value if bought separately | $1,625 | $5,200 | $12,678 |
| You save | $375 (23%) | $1,725 (33%) | $6,178 (49%) |
5. Scope and academic integrity
We will not write your dissertation, and you should not buy from anyone who says they will.
This is an editing, methodological consultation and coaching service. The intellectual contribution, the argument and the words of record remain yours. That is what makes the degree defensible and what keeps you the author of your own work.
Specifically, we do not:
- Write original chapters, sections or content from scratch on your behalf
- Fabricate, alter or clean data beyond a documented protocol
- Attend, join or speak at your defense
- Communicate with your committee, chair or institution on your behalf
- Guarantee committee approval, a pass or a particular grade. No honest provider can.
Where your institution requires disclosure of editorial assistance, we provide a standard statement of services describing precisely what was and was not done.
6. Questions and answers
Why only Chapters 1 to 3?
Because that is where proposals live and where candidates stall. Editing a results chapter you have not written yet would be billing you for nothing.
What if my committee wants more than one revision round?
Silver covers one substantive edit of each chapter. Further rounds can be added per chapter, or you can move up to Gold or Platinum and have them included, with your Silver fee credited.
Does Silver include statistical analysis?
No. At proposal stage you are designing the analysis rather than running it, and that design work is covered by the methodology consultation. Analysis itself starts at Gold.
Is my proposal guaranteed to be approved?
No, and nobody can honestly promise that. What we can do is make sure the failures we can control — misalignment, an undefended framework, an unjustified design — are not the reason it is returned.
7. Not sure which tier fits? Ask first.
Send us where your dissertation actually stands and we will tell you which tier fits, including when the honest answer is a cheaper one. There is no charge for the diagnostic and no obligation to buy.
Prefer email? Write to su*****@*******se.com with your current chapter drafts attached and we will reply with a written diagnostic.
Get the proposal through
Three months, Chapters 1 to 3, methodology consultation and a coaching session, for $1,250.
Fully credited against Gold or Platinum if you upgrade within 60 days.
