Action plan

Step 2 – Justifying your budget

Medium effort

Medium impact

If you’re not sure whether to buy new software or not, calculating the likely return on your investment (ROI) will definitely help you make a decision. Not only will calculating ROI give you more confidence in your decision, you’ll know how much you can spend when you start looking at software options.

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  • Get reminders when it’s time to complete a task
  • Work through all six action plans to adopt and implement technology
  • Find out how to break down what might have seemed like a complicated process into easy actions

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Get a printable template for this Action Plan, fill it in with some target dates, and share it with your team. Pin it on the wall where everyone can see it.

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How will I know if my action plan is working?

Confidence to move forward

When you’ve completed your business case you can decide whether buying software is the best way to achieve this goal

Why this metric?

While you might have thought, or been told, that your business needs to make better use of technology, if the numbers don't add up then it doesn't make sense to move forward with what could be quite a costly process.

How do I use this going forward?

Working out your projected cost savings by using a new technology, coupled with expected upfront and ongoing costs, will steer you in the right direction when it comes to choice of product and employee uptake.