AI Value Calculator — Heike Romanowski

1 Company Profile

Industry

Company size

Annual revenue (€)

€

Your total annual revenue in euros

2 Process Efficiency — Cost & Waste Reduction

AI that improves quality control, reduces defect rates, or optimises resource use (energy, materials, rework).

Annual process / production cost (€)

€

Cost of goods, materials, energy, or rework — the budget AI will improve

Expected efficiency improvement from AI: 8%

Industry benchmark for AI in manufacturing: 5–15%. Conservative = 5%, strong = 15–20%.

3 Team Productivity — Time & Headcount

AI that automates manual tasks, speeds up analysis, or reduces reporting burden.

Employees affected by AI

People who will use or benefit from AI daily

Average fully-loaded cost/employee (€/yr)

€

Hours saved per employee per week: 4h

McKinsey benchmark: AI saves knowledge workers 2–8h/week on average.

4 Revenue Protection — Retention & Growth

AI that improves customer experience, reduces churn, or accelerates sales cycles.

Annual revenue at risk (churn/loss) (€)

€

Revenue you risk losing annually to churn, delays, or errors

Expected retention improvement: 20%

20%

% of at-risk revenue AI helps protect

5 AI Investment

Annual AI tool / platform cost (€)

€

One-time implementation cost (€)

€

Integration, training, change management

Your Results

3-Year Net Value
€0
After all AI costs

Annual ROI

vs. annual investment

Annual Value Created

€0

Before AI costs

Annual Value Breakdown

⚙️ Process efficiency €0

⏱ Productivity gains €0

📈 Revenue protection €0

Cumulative Value vs. Investment (3 years)

Estimates based on industry benchmarks. Results are directional — actual value depends on implementation quality, change management, and use-case fit.

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