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Structured cost–benefit analysis workflow: map benefits to objectives, quantify NPV/ROI/payback, apply risk adjustments and sensitivity analysis to build a defe
This skill guides an agent through building a rigorous business case using a benefits-realization framework. It provides a step-by-step workflow to define the decision, categorize one-time and recurring costs, map outputs to benefits and business objectives, quantify benefits over a multi-year horizon, and calculate NPV, ROI, and payback period. The skill emphasizes tracing intangible benefits to proxy metrics and owning realization with named stakeholders.
Apply this skill when a user asks for a cost-benefit analysis, business case, ROI calculation, investment appraisal, or help deciding build vs buy. It triggers for queries like "cost-benefit analysis", "is this worth it", "payback period", or "total cost of ownership." Use it to produce executive summaries, financial tables, sensitivity analyses, and recommendations.
Generalist assistants and business-analysis workflows; works without special tooling and is suitable for agents that can produce structured markdown reports and tables.
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