ROI and Business Case Article Library

Welcome to the ROI and business Case article library. Below are current relevant links to the hottest topics:

ROI of AI & GenAI (strategy, scaling value)

End‑to‑end guidance on vision, roadmap, portfolio, and measurement for AI value delivery

gartner.com

Decision framework; notes that early value is often productivity‑led

gartner.com

Executive guide to quantify ROI for GenAI‑driven model shifts

gartner.com

First quantified look at finance‑function AI ROI; tactics to push beyond ~10% median returns

bcg.com

Rethink processes to unlock AI’s promised value

hbr.org

Why indiscriminate gen‑AI usage can erode ROI; guardrails & quality standards matter. 

hbr.org

74% see gen‑AI investments meet/exceed expectations; links to productivity and scaling success.

newsroom.a...enture.com

Reinvention‑ready” firms are 3.3× more likely to scale high‑value gen‑AI use cases; 2.5× higher revenue growth

accenture.com

Leaders concentrate on a few use cases, reshape processes, and expect ~2.1× greater ROI.

mckinsey.com

Only 22% scale value; leaders target core processes and set big, quantified ROI goals

bcg.com

What high performers do differently to translate gen‑AI into bottom‑line impact

mckinsey.com

Survey shows most firms still piloting; EBIT impact correlates with workflow redesign and leadership focus.

mckinsey.com

Cloud & Infrastructure ROI

Deeper exhibits you can cite in a business case deck.

mckinsey.com

What frontier tech (cloud, edge, AI, etc.) means for value creation and investment priorities

mckinsey.com

KPI‑led approach for SMBs to tie cloud activity to financial outcomes.

aws.amazon.com

Case model shows up to 66% infra cost reductions by moving workloads to AWS.

aws.amazon.com

IDC‑based benefits: ~5:1 benefits‑to‑costs over 5 years; avg. 10‑month payback.

aws.amazon.com

Broadens benefits beyond TCO to productivity, resilience, agility, sustainability for business cases.

bcg.com

Concrete metrics (Hackett Group) & how to quantify savings in migrations

aws.amazon.com

Collaboration, productivity & low code ROI

SMB‑focused study: 223% ROI, $631K NPV for a 150‑employee composite org

tei.forrester.com

Forrester TEI: 224% ROI, sub‑6‑month payback; drivers include dev time cuts & faster release cycles.

microsoft.com

Projected TEI shows 132%–353% ROI over three years for SMB scenarios

microsoft.com

Composite model shows 116% ROI and $19.7M NPV; methodology and assumptions detailed. 

tei.forrester.com

Security, data & analytics ROI

Adobe’s own MMM/attribution modernization yielded 80% lift in return on media spend over five years

business.adobe.com

Study cites 379% ROI over three years from unified analytics platform adoption.

microsoft.com

Composite shows 117% ROI; risk reduction & compliance benefits quantified.

tei.forrester.com

Marketing ROI & performance

Survey/data showing time and cost savings from gen‑AI content workflows to improve ROAS.

business.adobe.com

Practical tactics on MMM + MTA to improve spend efficiency and ROI.   

business.adobe.com

Survey of ~380 senior marketers; budget mix, measurement gaps, and ROI levers in the AI era

business.adobe.com