# Automation cost comparison worksheet

Complete with current quotes and your observed task volume. Blank means unknown.

## Shared scope

- Trigger, inputs and required output:
- Systems read / systems changed:
- Review owner:
- Weekly volume and peak volume:
- Quality requirements:
- Review period:
- Currency and tax basis:

| Cost category | Option A | Option B | Evidence / date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process preparation | | | |
| Build and integration | | | |
| Subscriptions and seats | | | |
| Usage at normal volume | | | |
| Usage at peak volume | | | |
| Review labor | | | |
| Exception handling | | | |
| Maintenance labor | | | |
| Training and handover | | | |
| Total over chosen period | | | |

## Scope questions

- Included and excluded systems:
- Acceptance checks:
- Failure response and support scope:
- Change request pricing:
- Source, data and account ownership:
- Export and manual fallback:
- Spending limit and behavior when reached:

## Decision evidence

- Current process time and quality:
- Pilot time and quality:
- Forecast assumptions:
- Actual bills and observed labor:
- Continue / revise / stop:

Planning aid, not a supplier quote or a forecast of revenue.