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… Google, dramatically oversimplifies the work involved in obtaining a reasonably accurate ROI calculation. One issue is that most of the articles’ authors had not performed ROI calculations themselves. This means that we have people writing articles that themselves don’t have much understanding of the topic. And without first-hand experience, estimating ROI appears much easier to do than it really is. If a company can’t write a coherent and realistic article on software ROI, it is difficult to see how that company can help other companies calculator ROI.
Our View on Software ROI
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… short rollout has less work, cost, and business disruption, and that makes it easier to move to a better product if needs change.
For example, for software that is operational in 1 to 3 months after initial deployment, you might use a time horizon of 3 years. On the other hand, for software like ERP that may take a year before being fully operational, you might use a time horizon of 5 years. Bear in mind that there will be minimal returns for the first year if the software takes a year to roll out, so a 5-year time …

Executive Summary

We explore some of the most common myths and misunderstandings around software TCO calculation.

Introduction
There are a large number of misunderstandings regarding TCO calculation. These misunderstandings often come from not having performed TCO estimations first hand. In this article, I will get into some of the important myths around TCO calculation.
TCO Myth #1: That TCO Calculations Can be Derived from a Single TCO Model
TCO models change depending upon account size and other factors. There are a few ways to lose credibility when presenting TCO calculation, and one way is to present an estimation that is …