Leila FieldingAI Value Calculator
Is your AI use case worth the effort?
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WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE
Estimate potential time savings and financial value from a proposed AI use case, accounting for review time, ongoing costs and initial implementation effort.
THE TOOL
Put your assumptions on the table.
YOUR ESTIMATED RESULTS
A working estimate
HOW TO USE THIS TOOL
Enter your assumptions.
Enter the number of tasks completed each month, the time each takes today, the estimated time after introducing AI (including checking its work), and the relevant costs.
The calculator estimates the value of staff time released and subtracts the stated implementation and running costs.
The result is only as good as your estimates. It's a guide, not measured savings.
WORKED EXAMPLE
200 tasks, 10 minutes to four
If a team handles 200 tasks per month, reduces each from 10 minutes to four minutes and has an hourly staff cost of £25:
- 20 hours of staff time could be released monthly.
- That represents £500 of monthly staff-time value.
- With £100 monthly running costs and £1,000 setup costs, the illustrative first-year net value is £3,800.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
A planning estimate, not a promise.
This is a planning estimate, not a prediction of cash savings or profit. Released staff time only becomes a financial saving when it translates into reduced expenditure or measurable additional value.
It also assumes task volumes and performance remain consistent. Real business cases should account for adoption, training, quality, exceptions, implementation risks and ongoing maintenance.