Resources / Automation ROI Calculator
Enter the task as it runs today, how much of it you expect to automate, and your build quote. The calculator shows hours saved, the month the build pays back and the return over three years.
The task today
Your build
Payback
The full report adds the month-by-month cash table, a sensitivity check on the automated share, and the questions to ask before you sign a build quote.
Method
people × hours a week × 52hours a year × hourly cost × share automatedyearly saving ÷ 12 − running costFAQ
It multiplies the people, hours a week and hourly cost you enter by 52 weeks, takes the share you expect to automate as the yearly saving, subtracts your monthly running cost, and divides your build cost by what is left each month. The month in which cumulative savings pass the build cost is the payback month.
From you. Enter the quote or budget you have. The starting values are examples so the chart has something to draw; they are not Ovidius prices.
Use the loaded cost: salary plus employer taxes, benefits and overhead, divided by working hours. If you only know salary, the result will understate the saving.
Automating a task rarely removes all of it. People still review exceptions, and volumes change. Set the automated share to what you would defend in a budget meeting, not the best case.
Keep going
We scope the workflow with you, price the build and the running cost, and show you the payback on your own numbers before you commit.