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ROI with Autodesk RevitVariable Range Impact on ROIA (system cost) $4,000 $6,000 $8000 72 – 50%B (monthly DPE) $8,400 4,200 $2,100 81 – 50%C (training time) 1 mo. 3 mos. 6 mos. 83 – 40%D (productivity loss) 25% 50% 100% 115 – 25%E (productivity gain) 50% 25% 0% 102 – 0%By plotting the numbers above on a graph, it’s easier to see the impact each variable has onROI. The steeper the line, the greater the impact.140120100806040200system cost monthly DPE training timeproductivity loss productivity gainFigure 7. Comparable impact of variables on ROI. Productivity gain and loss are thesteepest lines and have the greatest effect on ROI.Productivity gain and productivity loss have the steepest slopes and therefore, the greatestimpact on ROI. Training time and monthly DPE are tied at third and fourth, and the variablethat has the least effect on ROI is system cost. Yet the majority of the time people go tobuy a new system, they focus on system cost with little attention given to people costs.A Closer Look at System CostHow much does system cost really matter? A bare bones system costing around $6,000 hasa 61 percent first-year ROI. But what happens if you run the numbers on a $10,000www.autodesk.com/revit 8
ROI with Autodesk Revitsystem? This top-of-the-line system comes with all the amenities. An Autodesk resellerinstalls it, sets up an efficient subdirectory structure, customizes office templates, andconfigures work sets for that important first project. It also includes a one week trainingcourse and full-service maintenance with phone and on-site support to keep you up andrunning.These added benefits affect other variables. Training time drops from three to two months,and productivity loss drops from 50 to 25 percent. As a result, the first-year ROI is 116percent, a figure that could easily justify the additional $4,000.Minimum costsystemMaximum productivitysystemBasic Hardware $1,000 $1,000Hardware upgrades 0 1,000Revit software 5,000 5,000Third party software 0 0Installation & configuration 0 200Training 0 2,000Phone support 0 300On-site support 0 500Total system cost $6,000 $10,000Training time 3 months 2 monthsProductivity loss 50% 25%Productivity gain 25% 50%Monthly DPE $4,200 $4,2001st year ROI 61% 116%Early Training CountsIt should be clear by now that productivity counts big. And one tool for increasingproductivity is training. Data collected from a 1993 Autodesk ® survey of AutoCAD ® usersindicates that the earlier you start training, the better, and that the productivity benefits ofearly training are both immediate and long term. The results of that survey can easily beextended to users of any design software, including Revit.Here are the details: The 1993 survey grouped AutoCAD users into those who receivedtraining and those who did not. Both groups experienced an immediate drop in productivitywhen they switched to AutoCAD, but the similarities stop there. Untrained userswww.autodesk.com/revit 9
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