Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

There are a variety of ways to calculate a return on investment (ROI) — net present value , internal rate of return , breakeven — but the simplest is payback period. Payback is by far the most common ROI method used to express the return you’re getting on an investment. Finance & Accounting Article.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2017

While the question of correlation versus causation can be legitimately raised, a separate analysis uncovered some evidence that AI is already directly improving profits, with ROI on AI investment in the same range as associated digital technologies such as big data and advanced analytics. Digital capabilities come before AI.

Survey 42

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Most companies have a finance and operational system in place, but siloed systems can’t go beyond everyday business processes or help with future business growth. It doesn’t just offer data connectivity within your ERP system, but also within your productivity tools, e-commerce, and even customer engagement solutions.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. In the public sector, return on basic research has been estimated to be between 30% and 100%.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

We’re working on a model for the ROI of a technology dollar, versus a marketing dollar, versus a sales dollar, so we can make trade-off decisions. The language of finance and accountability has become a bit intoxicating, given the tools that marketers have today that we didn’t have 20+ years ago.

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Epicflow

JULY 20, 2022

A feasibility study is an important decision-making tool used in business and project management to decide whether a certain initiative is executable and can lead to desired outcomes. Is it possible to get the expected ROI given the existing constraints and possible risks? Read the article to learn about this study in more detail.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CRMs today also serve a lot of masters, from executives in the C-suite, technology, marketing, finance, and, oh yeah, sales. If you want your CRM implementation to increase revenue (which it only will if it enables your sales organization to increase sales), I recommend doing the following: Re-think your CRM as a tool to increase revenue.

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