Make AI-Adoption ROI "Click"
AI-adoption decisions tend to be intuition-based. Without persuading executives with a quantified frame, it ends at PoC and doesn't lead to production investment.
The ROI-Calculation Frame
Simply, (annual benefit − annual cost) ÷ annual cost.
Cost Items
| Category | Example |
|---|---|
| License | ChatGPT Team, Claude for Work, $25-100/user/mo |
| API usage | Usage-based, thousands to millions of yen/month |
| Implementation labor | System integration, person-month rate 1-2M yen |
| Training/education | Internal sessions, external training, 0.5-2M yen/year |
| Maintenance/operation | Monitoring, improvement, 15-25% of annual fee |
| Governance | Policy setting, audit, from 1M yen/year |




