Return on Investment (ROI) for Automation
ROI for automation is the measure of what an automation returns relative to what it costs — typically the labor hours and errors it eliminates (and the capacity it frees) weighed against the cost to build and maintain it.
Why it matters for your business
Automation is an investment, and not every task is worth automating. Estimating ROI up front — how many hours saved, at what value, versus the build and monthly cost — is how an owner decides what to do first and knows whether it actually paid off.
In practice
A workflow that costs a few thousand dollars to build and saves a staffer 20 hours a month pays for itself within the first quarter, then keeps returning that time every month after.
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