AI Return on Investment (ROI) Estimates

Breakdown and conservative example of ROI justifications:

1. Time Savings (Conservative Estimate)

If SilverWing’s Jumpstart package saves just 1.5 hours per week for 5 employees, the recoverable value of that capacity is approximately $9,975/year using conservative cost and adoption assumptions.

Costs (1x Jumpstart + yearly AI platform package)

- AI jumpstart

- AI expense example (ChatGPT+ v. ChatGPT Business w/5 seats)

$3,000/1x + ($240-1500)/yearly = $3,240-$4,500/1st year

$9,975 - ($3,240-$4,500) = $5,475-$6,735/1st year

2. Error, Rework, and Delay Reduction

Beyond general time savings, many teams experience ongoing internal drag from preventable issues such as:

• Proposal rewrites
• Missed or late follow-ups
• Re-entering information across systems
• Quoting or documentation errors
• Slow customer response cycles
• Compliance documentation cleanup

Annual value =

Events per year ×

Average internal cost per event ×

Estimated reduction rate

$6,480/year

These values vary by workflow and require baseline review to validate.

3. Revenue Enablement

Structured AI adoption does not directly create revenue. It changes the conditions under which revenue work happens. Common mechanisms include:

• Faster lead response

• Higher proposal throughput

• Improved follow-up consistency

• Upsell and cross-sell support

Annual value =

Additional qualified volume

× Average deal value

× Conservative realization margin

Revenue outcomes depend on leadership execution, sales discipline, and how recovered capacity is deployed.

4. Compliance & Operational Risk Control

Risk is often modeled as:

Likelihood × Impact

Example:
5% × $40,000 = $2,000/year expected exposure

Responsible AI practices aim to reduce probability and severity, not eliminate risk. This reflects exposure management, not savings.

5. Strategic & Organizational Outcomes

Structured AI adoption often alters the operating environment:

• Reduced repetitive work, enabling higher-value problem-solving

• Increased staff confidence using modern tools

• More consistent and responsive customer interactions

• A documented foundation for future AI expansion

These are not guaranteed results. They depend on leadership, culture, and integration.

ROI Summary

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Conservative First-Year Snapshot (5-employee scenario)

Estimated financial effects

• Recovered capacity: $4k–$5k
• Reduced internal friction: $1k–$2k
• Revenue enablement (modeled): $2k–$3k

Illustrative first-year range: $7k–$10k

These estimates exclude compliance & risk exposure management and strategic/organizational outcomes.

Financial realization depends on leadership action, workflow integration, and sustained adoption.

The math is simple. The outcomes are not. These estimates show where AI can create leverage — realizing that value depends on how the business chooses to apply it.