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Arguing that they'll get a decent return on investment. If your boss can't see that a £x outlay now will mean n * £x savings in improved efficiencies during a g
by steveonthefly 15y ago
Arguing that they'll get a decent return on investment. If your boss can't see that a £x outlay now will mean n * £x savings in improved efficiencies during a given period, you'll probably end up leaving to work for somebody who does! I know I have.
- caw 15y agoThis is right. You always have to argue the business case to management. If you can turn X into a factor of cost, you can sell a lot of things. Even if you think the benefits are obvious to every party involved, you'll still need to stick a dollar value on there. I just recently joined a strategic team to make an improvement that literally everyone knows is a problem, but one of our first things to do is quantify so we can determine the ROI for our efforts.