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Automation ROI calculator

Estimate the manual capacity a workflow may consume. This is a planning model, not a quote or a guaranteed saving. A real business case needs measured baseline data, exceptions, implementation cost and ongoing operating cost.

Manual hours · per person / week10 h

Average hourly cost£35

People doing this work4

Planning assumption only: 70% may be automatable. Discovery must test the actual workflow before this estimate is relied on.

1,456

hours reclaimed / year

£50,960

estimated annual savings

How to use the estimate responsibly

Measure one repeatable process, not an entire department
Replace the default inputs with observed hours and loaded employment cost
Treat 70% automatable work as a hypothesis to test
Subtract implementation, software, review and maintenance cost before deciding