Cost Benefit Analysis
You need only to fill the white and yellow cells (start with the yellow cells). Cost/Benefit Project/solution title C Implementation costs (one time) O 1 S 2 Description T S 3 4 Sponsor Ongoing costs (monthly) 1 Financial analyst
First year months (maximum 12)
Assumptions/Comments 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
E.g.: $/unit Entry/Quantity
$
Final/Total 0
Year-1 / partial year Description
Year-2
Year-3
0
2 3 4
Analysis horizon (in months)
Average labor cost (hourly or daily)
$, hours or units Unit
B E N E F I T S
>>>Total Costs (monthly) Hard and soft savings (monthly)
0
Savings (one time)
0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
>>>Total benefits (monthly) Benefit-cost ratio Monthly payback period
Monthly payback
Net cash flow
0
Net gains ROI
Guidelines: This worksheet allows to comparing among several solutions or projects to select the one that offers the greatest return against the cost of implementation. 1st: Select only those projects that show the greatest potential.
2nd: Brainstorm the costs and benefits of each project.
3rd: Fill out the details in a worksheet per alternative including the analysis horizon that you think appropriate. Continuous Improvement Toolkit . www.citoolkit.com
4th: Compare the alternatives using either the payback period or the benefits-cost ratio.