ROI Calculator for DA Report Writing Assistant

Woollahra Council

This interactive calculator helps Woollahra Council estimate the return on investment for implementing the DA Report Writing Assistant. Adjust the values to match your specific operational parameters and see the projected financial benefits.

Assessment Officer Parameters

Variable Value Notes
Number of assessment officers Total number of assessment officers
Average active cases per officer Active cases managed simultaneously
Annual caseload per officer Total cases handled per year (around 1000 DAs per year)
Hours per case: Writing DA report Average time spent drafting and revising (3-24 hours, ~1.8 days per case)
Hours per case: Review process Average time on formatting, proofreading (~0.17 days per case, 9.3% of writing time)
Hourly cost per officer (AU$) Base + Super + 20% overhead

Team Leader Parameters

Variable Value Notes
Number of team leaders Total number of team leaders
Cases reviewed per leader (annual) Cases reviewed annually
Hours per case: Reviewing Average time on quality checking and correction (~0.17 days per case)
Hourly cost per leader (AU$) Base + Super + 25% overhead

Director Parameters

Variable Value Notes
Number of Directors Directors involved in review
Cases reviewed by Director (annual) Cases requiring Director review
Hours per case: Final review Average time on final approval (~0.17 days per case)
Hourly cost per Director (AU$) Base + Super + 35% overhead

Efficiency Improvements

Variable Value (%) Notes
Reduction in report writing time Expected improvement (Officers spend ~115 days/year on DA processing)
Reduction in review process time Due to reduced grammatical errors and formatting fixes
Reduction in team leader review time Due to reduced grammatical errors and formatting fixes
Reduction in Director review time Due to reduced grammatical errors and formatting fixes

Investment

Variable Value (AU$) Notes
Discovery and Experiment Phase Discovery (2 weeks) + Experiment (4 weeks)
Production Phase Full production implementation (4 weeks)
Annual improvements Ongoing improvements costs

Cost Savings Analysis

Category Annual Savings (AU$) Details

ROI Summary

Financial Analysis

Total First-Year Investment: $0

Annual Cost Savings (Raw): $0

Adjusted Annual Savings Based on Confidence Level

Confidence Level Annual Savings (AU$) First-Year ROI Payback Period 5-Year ROI
Conservative (60%) $0 0% 0 months 0%
Moderate (80%) $0 0% 0 months 0%
Optimistic (100%) $0 0% 0 months 0%

5-Year Investment and Savings

5-Year Total Investment: $0

5-Year Total Savings (Conservative 60%): $0

5-Year Total Savings (Moderate 80%): $0

5-Year Total Savings (Optimistic 100%): $0

Operational Impact (Range of Conservative to Optimistic Adjustments)

Current Average DA Processing Time: 130 days

Confidence Level Projected Processing Time Capacity Increase Additional Annual Capacity
Conservative (60%) 0 days 0% 0 cases
Moderate (80%) 0 days 0% 0 cases
Optimistic (100%) 0 days 0% 0 cases

ROI Visualization

Efficiency Improvements

Capacity Impact