How to measure AI return so leadership gets it

Leadership doesn't need to know which model you use. They need to know what it costs, what it returns and when.

Start with the baseline

Measure the process as it is: time, cost, errors, conversion. Without that, any later number is an opinion.

Three columns

Hours recovered (and what they're used for now). Euros: direct savings or extra revenue. Risk: errors avoided, compliance, dependency on key people.

One report, one page

Every month, one page with the three columns against the investment. If it doesn't fit on one page, it isn't clear.