ROI calculator for project management software
Estimate the financial potential of Can Do for project and resource planning, free of charge and without providing personal details. The calculator compares ongoing SaaS licence costs with potential time and cost savings.
Your usage scenario
Calculation method: Only the quantitative benefit from the assumed reduction in administrative effort is assigned a monetary value. Qualitative benefits are described but are not included in the financial calculation. All amounts exclude VAT; licence costs are based on annual billing.
Licence costs versus potential savings
The chart shows cumulative licence costs and potential savings from the first full year of use. Other project-specific costs are not included.
Who saves time, and how?
Financial benefits arise in different ways for each user group. We distinguish measurable time and cost effects from qualitative improvements.
Managers
Project, resource, portfolio, budget and risk management.
Depending on the scenario, the model assumes 20%, 25% or 35% less administrative effort, primarily through less manual planning maintenance, status chasing and report preparation.
Current data provides visibility of projects, portfolios, capacity and risks, supporting better-informed decisions.
Employees
Personal planning, operational tasks and time recording.
Depending on the scenario, the model assumes 5%, 7.5% or 10% less effort, for example through fewer follow-up questions, scheduling discussions and duplicate data entry.
Clear resource utilisation and priorities, fewer interruptions and more reliable personal planning.
Viewer
Read-only access to project status, dashboards and reports.
Depending on the scenario, the model assumes 5%, 7.5% or 10% less effort spent finding information, requesting status updates and preparing separate report copies.
Board members, senior management and other stakeholders can open their dashboards to see current project data, without waiting for outdated presentations or manually prepared reports.
How the calculation works
Find the calculation assumptions, cost scope and key answers in one place.
How are potential savings calculated?
The scenarios specify the percentage by which Can Do may reduce existing administrative effort. The starting assumption is that managers spend 20% of their working time on project administration, while employees and viewers spend 5% on administration or finding information. Annual working hours are calculated from the entered weekly hours using 42.5 productive weeks. Only this quantitative time saving is valued at the average internal hourly rate. Qualitative benefits are not assigned a monetary value. The result is a guide, not a guaranteed saving.
Which costs are compared?
The model compares only the published SaaS licence prices with annual billing. Project-specific additional costs are deliberately excluded.
What does the ROI calculator calculate?
It compares potential annual savings from reduced administrative effort with ongoing SaaS licence costs.
Which user groups are included?
The calculator includes manager, employee and read-only licences. Quantitative time savings are valued for all three groups; qualitative benefits are described separately and are not included in the financial calculation.
Is the result binding?
No. It is a transparent model calculation. Actual benefits depend on your processes, data quality, adoption and usage.
Do I need to provide personal details?
No. The calculator is free and has no form. Your inputs are used directly in your browser to perform the calculation.
Which assumptions fit your business?
We can review the licence mix, hourly rate and benefit assumptions with you and adapt them to your organisation.
