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Where should this team actually use AI — and where not?

Net value, value per AI dollar, and a ranked use/don't-use table for Sales, HR, Training & Development, Marketing, and Strategy.

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About this modeler

Most teams either over-buy AI (every seat, every workflow) or under-buy it (one champion, no scale). This modeler grounds the decision per team. Pick Sales, HR, Training & Development, Marketing, or Strategy. Edit the preset use-cases — hours/week, AI savings %, quality multiplier, sensitive flag — and the model returns net value/month, value per AI dollar, and a ranked use/don't-use table so you know exactly where to concentrate spend and where to leave humans alone.

When to use it

  • Planning AI rollout for a specific team or function
  • Defending an AI budget request with per-use-case math
  • Cutting an existing AI stack back to what actually pays
  • Comparing how AI ROI differs across Sales, HR, Marketing, and Strategy

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Sales — Net AI value / month

$27,265

Across Sales, AI is worth using on 5 of 5 use-cases. Concentrate spend on the top one or two — that's where the math actually lands.

6.0× return on AI spend · $27.3K/mo net

Net value / month at 50% / 75% / 100% of modeled savings

Pessimistic
$13,632
Realistic
$20,449
Optimistic
$27,265

Key numbers

Gross value / month$43,562
Review overhead / month$6,849
Tool cost / month$360
Use AI / Pilot / Skip4 · 1 · 0
Hours saved / week (team)103 hr

Value per AI dollar

6.0×

For every $1 of AI tool + review overhead, the team gets back about $6.0 of value.

Strong return — concentrate spend on the top use-cases

ROI math

Gross value / month$43,562
AI spend (tool + review) / month$7,209
Bar to clear≥ 2× to use · 1–2× pilot · < 1× skip

Use AI here / Don't use AI here

Ranked by net value
Use-caseNet / moROIVerdict
Prospect research
$9,5796.9×Use AI
Outbound copy drafts
$7,4796.3×Use AI
Call notes & CRM updates
$6,5446.3×Use AI
Proposal drafting
$3,1166.3×Use AI
Deal-desk pricing analysis
Sensitive · 50% review floor
$5462.0×Pilot first

What to do next

  1. 01

    Concentrate AI usage on Prospect research first — it carries $9,579/mo of the upside.

    Owner · Sales lead
  2. 02

    Hold a 50%+ review gate on every sensitive use-case before any rollout.

    Owner · Owner
  3. 03

    Re-measure at 30 days using actual hours-saved, not estimates. Cut any use-case whose ROI falls below 1×.

    Owner · Owner

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  • Sales: 12 people × $95 loaded · 12 AI seats × $30/mo = $360/mo tool cost.
  • Modeled value: $43.6K/mo gross, $6,849/mo review overhead, 25% risk haircut.
  • Net: $27.3K/mo · 6.0× return per AI dollar.
  • Verdicts: 4 use AI · 1 pilot first · 0 stay human.