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10 Steps To Start Measuring the ROI Of Your AI Adoption

Written by Ravi Verma | May 5, 2026 12:15:00 PM

If you haven't already started integrating AI into your business, you are probably thinking about it. Or you are experiencing pressure from investors and the Board of Directors to get started. Fast. Like yesterday. Before you go too far with your AI adoption, please consider this question - "What measures will you use to quantify, visualize and optimize the ROI of AI?"

In my last blog, I shared a white-paper that listed 6 common mistakes that cause organizations to burh their AI budget with no ROI. In this blog, I want to share a simple, 1-page canvas that can help you avoid these mistakes. I call my canvas "The Work To Worth Canvas" because it ties the work that organizations do to the worth created for stakeholders.

The Work To Worth Canvas will take you through a series of questions organized in 10 steps that will get you started with measuring the ROI of your AI adoption. Here's what it looks like...

This canvas is available for free. Just click on the image above or this link, download it and take it for a test drive. and if you need help,  consider these 2 options -

  1. Contact us for a free coaching session

  2. Purchase our self-paced online training - "From Work To Worth: Quantifying Your Value In Metrics That Matter". This course will guide you through each step of filling out the canvas and provide an illustrative example with realistic lead and lag measures of ROI