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Oct 15, 2026 · R&D Management

Why Your AI ROI Calculation Is Wrong: Three Value Paths You Must Separate

This article explains why AI project ROI calculations often fail, proposing a framework that separates value into process efficiency, knowledge enhancement, and product innovation, distinguishes realized cash benefits from released capacity and future opportunities, requires comparable baselines covering failures, includes full lifecycle costs, and uses a value evidence card for continuous re-evaluation.