Appendix H: The Value Capture Template
This template is designed for the Engineering Manager or Director to present to the CFO and the Board. It shifts the conversation from “How many developers can we cut?” to “What business value are we capturing that was previously impossible?”
Strategic Value Report: AI-Augmented Engineering (Q[X] [Year])
1. The Portfolio Shift (Beyond Efficiency)
Instead of just accelerating existing tasks, we have reclaimed [X]% of our engineering capacity. We have diverted this capacity into the following New Business Assets:
| New Asset / Capability | Business Impact | Why it was previously ‘Unbuildable’ |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Monetization | Rescued [Product Name] logic. | TCO of manual refactor was >$500k. |
| Hyper-Personalization | [X]% increase in conversion. | Manual dev work would have taken 9 months. |
| Proactive Risk Shield | 0 critical vulnerabilities in Q[X]. | Human Red-Teaming was too expensive/slow. |
2. The “Unit-of-Work” Economics
We are moving away from measuring “Hours” and toward “Verified Deployments.”
- Idea-to-Invoice Reduction: [X]% (Moving from [X] days to [X] days).
- Maintenance Cost Per Feature: [Decreased/Increased] by [X]%. (Note: While creation cost is low, we report on the total lifecycle cost).
3. The Asset Inventory
In this quarter, the AI agents assisted in the creation of:
- [X] New automated verification scaffolds.
- [X] High-context ‘Manuals’ for undocumented systems.
- [X] Tactical micro-features delivered in <24 hours.
4. ROI Summary
Total Investment: $[X] (Licensing + Context Arch Training).
Captured Value: $[X] (Estimated via churn reduction + new revenue + risk mitigation).
Net Multiplier: [X]x.
“If you show the Board a spreadsheet of ‘hours saved,’ they will look for people to fire. If you show them a list of ‘markets conquered,’ they will look for teams to fund.” — Venkatesh