Justifying the cost

Even if you ignore the intangible benefits of the software such as making life easier, feeling nice to use and providing better customer service there is a measurable benefit of the time saved.

The main benefit here may well be the ability of the software to reduce the opportunities for hours to go un-invoiced. However that also is intangible. So, let's look at just one of the areas where we can, to an extent, measure the value of the saving. From experience we have found the following savings:

• 2 minutes for each letter written
• 15 seconds each time you search for someone's contact details
• 1 minute per note added to the file
• 1 minute for each message sent to a colleague

Value of time saved calculator

Hourly rate:
Letters written per day:
Number of contacts searched for per day:
Number of notes made per day:
Number of messages written per day:
Value of time saved per year:   £

This calculator is not meant to be taken too seriously. But it is meant to put the cost of the software into perspective. The point is that the software will save you time on the numerous trivial tasks you carry out every day. However, this doesn't begin to put a value on improved client service, time-sheet savings, better cost control or better invoicing information that are the real benefits of using Ark.

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