Return on investment

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Explains cost-versus-benefit reasoning through practical cases but provides no numeric formula.

As explained in Practical Automation with PowerShell: Effective scripting from the console to the cloud

Return on investment is a measure comparing the benefit gained from an investment with its cost.

Return on investment compares the cost of automating a task with the time, productivity, or practical value gained. It can justify automating only part of a process when full automation costs more than manual work. section 1.2

Apply the measure when choosing an automation approach:

Estimate whether the time saved and productivity gained outweigh implementation and maintenance costs. section 1.2
Automate selected portions when end-to-end automation would cost more than performing the process manually. section 1.2
Improve future returns by using phased automation and reusable building blocks. section 1.2

Email filing and barcode scanning

An email-filing script moves messages into folders using addresses and keywords, saving time and improving productivity. Barcodes provide a positive return by replacing manual product entry, while RFID may cost more to implement. section 1.2

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startup pitchused by · A startup pitch is a concise, persuasive presentation of a young company’s product, market, business model, and growth prospects to potential investors or customers.
costcontrasts with · Cost is the monetary expenditure, computational or other resource consumption, effort, or burden incurred in acquiring, producing, operating, or performing something.
automationcontrasts with · Automation is the execution of tasks or processes by machines or software with reduced direct human intervention.
valuemeasures · A value is the content, quantity, information, or worth attributed to an entity, property, expression, or outcome.

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