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Back-of-envelope ROI for automation: a formula and a worked example

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Most automation projects get approved on a feeling: "it will save a lot of time". A one-page calculation does better, and it takes ten minutes. Below is the formula I would use, a worked example, and the inputs that most often make it wrong. All numbers in the example are illustrative, invented for…

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  1. 2026-10-30 05:18 · DEV Community — AI
    Back-of-envelope ROI for automation: a formula and a worked example

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