ROI shows up as hours returned to the team, fewer stockouts or tickets, and faster cycles from request to done. We baseline those before launch so the win isn’t a feeling.
Good automation projects pay back inside the first month when scope stays tight. Bloated “AI platforms” that try to do everything rarely do.
Pick one workflow, ship it, measure it, then expand. That’s how clients see 30-day ROI instead of year-long pilots.