Use case 01
Use when several initiatives compete for limited budget, time, or team capacity.
Business AnalystBusiness Case and PrioritizationBeginnerSingle prompt
ROI Calculator AI Prompt
This prompt helps compare initiatives and justify investments using structured business reasoning. It is useful when teams need to decide what to do first, how much value a proposal could create, or whether a case is strong enough for approval. The output should combine financial logic, prioritization discipline, and an executive-friendly recommendation. It structures the cost, benefit, risk, and payback case for a proposed initiative.
Prompt text
Build an ROI analysis for this proposed initiative: {{initiative_description}}
1. Costs (one-time):
- Implementation cost: technology, professional services, internal labor
- Training and change management
- Testing and validation
2. Costs (ongoing annual):
- Licensing or subscription fees
- Maintenance and support
- Ongoing internal labor
3. Benefits (annual):
- Revenue increase: quantify and explain the mechanism
- Cost reduction: quantify and explain what costs are reduced
- Risk reduction: convert risk probability × impact to expected annual cost
- Productivity gain: hours saved × hourly cost
4. Financial summary:
- Total 3-year cost
- Total 3-year benefit
- Net benefit (benefit - cost)
- ROI = (net benefit / total cost) × 100%
- Payback period: months to break even
- NPV at 10% discount rate
5. Sensitivity analysis:
- What if benefits are 25% lower than expected?
- What if costs are 25% higher?
- At what benefit level does ROI turn negative?
Return: ROI model table, payback calculation, NPV, and sensitivity analysis.When to use this prompt
Use case 02
Use when you need a more disciplined way to justify an investment or recommendation.
Use case 03
Use when stakeholders will ask for value, cost, risk, and payback before approving work.
Use case 04
Use when you need both a quantitative assessment and an executive recommendation.
What the AI should return
The AI should return a structured business recommendation with the requested scoring, financial logic, or prioritization framework clearly shown. Assumptions should be visible, trade-offs should be explicit, and the final recommendation should be practical for decision-makers. The result should support approval, sequencing, or investment discussion rather than just analysis for its own sake.
How to use this prompt
1
Open your data context
Load your dataset, notebook, or working environment so the AI can operate on the actual project context.
2
Copy the prompt text
Use the copy button above and paste the prompt into the AI assistant or prompt input area.
3
Review the output critically
Check whether the result matches your data, assumptions, and desired format before moving on.
4
Chain into the next prompt
Once you have the first result, continue deeper with related prompts in Business Case and Prioritization.
Frequently asked questions
What does the ROI Calculator prompt do?+
It gives you a structured business case and prioritization starting point for business analyst work and helps you move faster without starting from a blank page.
Who is this prompt for?+
It is designed for business analyst workflows and marked as beginner, so it works well as a guided starting point for that level of experience.
What type of prompt is this?+
ROI Calculator is a single prompt. You can copy it as-is, adapt it, or use it as one step inside a larger workflow.
Can I use this outside MLJAR Studio?+
Yes. The prompt text works in other AI tools too, but MLJAR Studio is the best fit when you want local execution, visible Python code, and reusable notebooks.
What should I open next?+
Natural next steps from here are Full Business Case Chain, Prioritization Framework.