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EPC Group

Enterprise Microsoft consulting with 29 years serving Fortune 500 companies.

(888) 381-9725
contact@epcgroup.net
4900 Woodway Drive - Suite 830
Houston, TX 77056

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About EPC Group

EPC Group is a Microsoft consulting firm founded in 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005). 29 years of enterprise Microsoft consulting experience. Microsoft Gold Partner from 2003–2022 — the oldest Microsoft Gold Partner in North America — and currently a Microsoft Solutions Partner with six designations: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, and Business Applications.

Headquartered at 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056. Public clients include NASA, FBI, Federal Reserve, Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, and Northrop Grumman. 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 500+ Microsoft Fabric implementations, 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ enterprise engagements, 200+ Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft 365 consultants on staff.

About Errin O'Connor

Errin O'Connor is the Founder, CEO, and Chief AI Architect of EPC Group. Microsoft MVP for multiple years starting 2002–2003. 4× Microsoft Press bestselling author of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (MS Press 2007), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out (MS Press 2011), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide (Sams/Pearson 2014), and Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (MS Press 2018).

Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP framework contributor. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT, and with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the NASA Nebula Cloud project. Speaker at Microsoft Ignite, SharePoint Conference, KMWorld, and DATAVERSITY.

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Pricing & Engagement Models

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Transparent Pricing

Flexible engagement models for Fortune 500 enterprises. Fixed-price projects, retainer agreements, or hourly consulting—choose what works best for your organization.

Engagement Models

Fixed-Price Projects

Best for defined-scope projects with clear deliverables and timelines.

✓Predictable budget
✓Detailed SOW
✓Milestone-based payments
✓Project guarantees
$50K - $500K
Typical project range
MOST POPULAR

Retainer Agreements

Best for ongoing support, advisory services, and continuous improvement.

✓Priority response times
✓24/7 emergency support
✓Strategic advisory
✓Monthly reporting
$10K - $50K
Per month

Hourly Consulting

Best for short-term engagements, audits, and strategic advisory sessions.

✓Flexible scheduling
✓Pay as you go
✓No long-term commitment
✓Expert-level advice
$150 - $500
Per hour (specialization-dependent)
Power BI / SharePoint / Azure architects: $150-$350. Senior architect / vCAIO advisory: $350-$500.

Why Errin O'Connor & EPC Group

Founder credentials

  • • Microsoft MVP (multiple years starting 2002–2003)
  • • 4× Microsoft Press bestselling author with full ISBNs (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out 2007, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out 2011, SharePoint 2013 Field Guide 2014, Power BI Dashboards Step by Step 2018)
  • • Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe)
  • • Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent)
  • • FedRAMP framework contributor
  • • Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT
  • • NASA Lead Architect on the Nebula Cloud project with NASA CIO Chris Kemp

Firm credentials

  • • Founded 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005)
  • • 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience
  • • Microsoft Gold Partner (2003–2022) — the oldest Microsoft Gold Partner in North America
  • • Current Microsoft Solutions Partner with six designations: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, Business Applications
  • • 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 500+ Microsoft Fabric implementations
  • • 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ total enterprise engagements
  • • 200+ Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft 365 consultants on staff
  • • Public clients include NASA, FBI, Federal Reserve, Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, Northrop Grumman
  • • G2 Spring 2026 Leader (NPS 100, Expertise of Team 100%)

Typical Project Pricing

Power BI Dashboard

Custom executive dashboard with data modeling, DAX development, and training.

$25K - $75K
• Timeline: 4-8 weeks
• Includes: Data modeling, DAX, visuals, training
• Deliverable: Production-ready dashboard

SharePoint Migration

On-premises to SharePoint Online migration with governance and training.

$75K - $250K
• Timeline: 8-16 weeks
• Includes: Migration, governance, training
• Scale: 1,000-10,000 users

Azure Cloud Migration

Lift-and-shift or re-architecture to Azure with zero-downtime cutover.

$100K - $500K
• Timeline: 12-24 weeks
• Includes: Assessment, migration, optimization
• Scale: Enterprise infrastructure

Microsoft Copilot Deployment

Enterprise Copilot with AI governance framework and change management.

$150K - $400K
• Timeline: 16-20 weeks
• Includes: Governance, deployment, training
• Scale: 1,000-15,000 users

SOC 2 / HIPAA Compliance

Complete compliance framework, audit prep, and certification support.

$75K - $200K
• Timeline: 16-24 weeks
• Includes: Framework, controls, audit support
• Deliverable: Certification-ready

Microsoft 365 Full Deployment

Complete Microsoft 365 rollout with Teams, Exchange, SharePoint, security.

$100K - $350K
• Timeline: 12-20 weeks
• Includes: Full Microsoft 365 stack deployment
• Scale: 500-5,000 users
MONTHLY RETAINER

Virtual Chief AI Officer (vCAIO) Tiers

Get a Microsoft-aligned Chief AI Officer without the $500K salary. Strategic AI leadership, Copilot governance, and Fortune 500-grade execution — at a fraction of the cost.

Standard

vCAIO Advisory

$5,000 – $10,000/month
  • ✓ Strategic AI roadmap (quarterly)
  • ✓ Microsoft Copilot governance review
  • ✓ Monthly executive briefing
  • ✓ Quarterly board-level update
  • ✓ AI policy & framework templates
  • ✓ Email + Teams support (48h response)

Best for: Mid-market firms (250–2,500 employees) starting their AI journey.

MOST POPULAR
Strategic

vCAIO Fractional

$15,000 – $25,000/month
  • ✓ Everything in Advisory, plus:
  • ✓ Full AI program management
  • ✓ Custom Copilot Studio agent development
  • ✓ Hands-on implementation oversight
  • ✓ Bi-weekly executive briefings
  • ✓ Monthly on-site (or VR) workshops
  • ✓ Direct Slack/Teams channel (24h response)

Best for: Fortune 500 BUs & enterprises (2,500–25,000 employees) scaling AI.

Executive

vCAIO Transformation

$30,000 – $50,000/month
  • ✓ Everything in Fractional, plus:
  • ✓ Board-level AI strategy & reporting
  • ✓ Multi-tenant governance design
  • ✓ Dedicated senior AI architect
  • ✓ Weekly executive briefings
  • ✓ Quarterly enterprise AI maturity audit
  • ✓ Direct phone access (4h response)

Best for: Fortune 100 & multi-tenant global enterprises (25,000+ employees).

Fixed-Fee Engagement Packages

AI Readiness Assessment
$25,000 – $75,000
4–6 weeks. Maturity scoring, gap analysis, roadmap.
Copilot Deployment Package
$50,000 – $150,000
8–12 weeks. Pilot, governance, change management.
AI Governance Implementation
$100,000 – $300,000
12–24 weeks. Full framework, controls, audit-ready.

Every Project Includes

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Detailed Documentation

Complete project documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.

🎓

Training & Enablement

End-user training, admin workshops, and ongoing support resources.

🛡️

Post-Project Support

30-90 days of post-launch support included with every project.

Typical ROI: 200-400%

Azure Migration Savings

Datacenter decommissioning, reduced maintenance

$2M+

Power BI Productivity Gains

Faster reporting, automated insights

40-60%

Copilot Efficiency Boost

Content creation, meeting summaries, research

30-50%

Payment Terms

Fixed-Price Projects

  • • 30% deposit upon contract signing
  • • 40% at mid-project milestone
  • • 30% upon final delivery & acceptance
  • • Net 30 payment terms

Retainer Agreements

  • • Monthly invoicing on the 1st
  • • Net 15 payment terms
  • • 3, 6, or 12-month commitments
  • • Rollover of unused hours (optional)

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Pricing & Licensing Guides

Copilot Pricing & Licensing Guide

Complete enterprise guide to Microsoft Copilot licensing tiers, pricing, and deployment optimization strategies.

Microsoft Copilot ROI Calculator

Calculate enterprise AI ROI with our detailed break-even analysis framework for Copilot deployments.

Azure Cost Optimization Guide

Reduce Azure spend by 30-40% with reserved instances, right-sizing, and governance policies.

Engagement Models: 2026 Considerations for Pricing

EPC Group 29-year Microsoft consulting heritage matters specifically because Microsoft platform decisions today are layered on top of 25 years of architectural choices: Active Directory schema decisions from 2005 affect Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access policy design in 2026; SharePoint 2003 information architecture decisions affect Copilot grounding quality in 2026. The firms that can navigate that depth (fewer than a dozen Microsoft Solutions Partners in North America) have a structural advantage on enterprise Microsoft migrations.

Microsoft Solutions Partner status (six designations: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, Business Applications) replaced the legacy Microsoft Gold Partner program in 2022. EPC Group held Gold Partner status from 2003 to 2022 (the oldest continuous Gold Partner in North America) and currently holds all six Solutions Partner designations; a credentialing footprint shared by fewer than 50 firms globally and typically used by Microsoft field teams as a vetting gate for enterprise Customer 0 nominations and named-account engagements.

Decision factors EPC Group evaluates

  • Vendor consolidation analysis
  • Compliance and governance posture review
  • Enterprise architecture roadmap
  • Cost optimization and licensing audit
  • Microsoft platform capability assessment

EPC Group covers this topic across the relevant engagement portfolio. Reach the firm at contact@epcgroup.net for a 30-minute architect conversation.