Catalyst ROI Engine

A simple way to see where your time’s really going - and what you could get back.

Enter a few numbers, adjust the fields, and watch your ROI come to life.

If you’re unsure about pricing or what to input, don’t stress. Most teams run this with us so we can plug in real estimates. Otherwise, jump in and test a few scenarios to see what’s possible.

Step 1: Pick what's slowing you down

Pick a scenario that sounds familiar, adjust the numbers to match your reality, and see what you could get back.

Step 2: Plug in your real numbers

4 tasks

How many times does each person deal with this each week?

4 tasks per week
3 people

How many people touch this process?

Team size 3 people
4 hours

Include time spent each time the task happens (doing it, fixing errors, waiting on others).

Hours lost per task 4
$45/hr

Salary ÷ 2080. Not sure? $45 is a reasonable NZ average.

Hourly cost 45 dollars
Savings Period
12 months

How long do you want to quantify the savings for?

Savings period 12 months

This friction is burning $0 a year

That’s 0 hours your team won’t get back.

Monthly Time Freed 0 hours
Monthly Cost Recovered $0
Per Employee Impact 0 hrs/month each

Here’s what it takes to kill the friction

Typical automation investment

$0

Ongoing support

~$300–$500/month

Breakeven

Add more inputs to estimate

First-year net gain

$0

Breakeven timeline updates as you adjust inputs.

Get Your Friction Report

We’ll send you a breakdown of where your time’s going and which problems are worth solving first. No sales call required.