Stop pitching features. Start proving value. This tool translates your technical needs into the language of risk and ROI the C-suite understands.
You know the solution is superior. You’ve won the technical evaluation. But you keep losing the budget battle.
Why? You’re speaking the wrong language.
You walk into the CFO’s office talking about “streamlined compliance workflows” and “automated audit trails.” The CFO hears “expensive software with unclear ROI.” The deal stalls. Again.
This calculator changes that conversation.
In 5 minutes, you can build a boardroom-ready business case that translates technical necessity into quantifiable business risk. No more feature comparisons. Just the numbers your C-suite needs to approve the budget.
New to Building Financial Business Cases?
This calculator requires specific sales and finance metrics that you may not have at your fingertips:
- Pipeline ARR and renewal metrics
- Sales cycle delay data
- Discount erosion percentages
- Net Revenue Retention (NRR) targets
Don’t have these numbers yet?
Our Field Guide: How to Use Data to Win Your Budget shows you:
- Who to ask for each metric (CRO, CFO, RevOps)
- Exactly what to say (email scripts included)
- Why this process makes you a strategic partner, not just a cost center
Want to explore first? Click the “Load Demo Data” button below to see how the tool works with example values.
Technical requirement: This tool uses JavaScript to run all calculations locally in your browser. If your security settings block JavaScript, the calculator won’t function.
Why this matters for privacy professionals: All calculations are performed 100% within your browser. No data is transmitted, tracked, or stored. You can even run this tool offline.
Won the Tech Evaluation?
Now Win the Budget.
You’ve already proved the solution is superior.
But you keep losing the budget battle.
Your CFO doesn’t speak “streamlined workflows” – they speak ROI. This calculator translates technical solutions into financial risk in 5 minutes, building a boardroom-ready business case that quantifies hidden costs and proves your investment makes money, not spends it.
Report Information
Solution Being Evaluated
Revenue & Financial MetricsAll annual revenue figures in your chosen currency
Sales Friction MetricsHow compliance reviews affect deals
Customer Success MetricsCurrent vs. target retention
Operational Cost MetricsTotal quarterly hours (all staff)
Executive Perspectives for PDF
Generate a boardroom-ready report with tailored narratives.
Please provide all key metrics to create a professional report.
Current State
With Solution
Investment Recovery Analysis
Cost of Ambiguity Analysis
Why it Matters: Cash flow delay compounds quarterly.
Why it Matters: Direct margin erosion from trust gaps.
Why it Matters: Compounds as customer base grows.
Why it Matters: Pure overhead scaling with deals.
Why it Matters: Quantifies hidden friction.
Next Step: Turn These Numbers Into a Winning Narrative
You have the data. Now you need to present it.
The PDF report you just generated includes CFO, CRO, and CEO narratives—but the real power comes from how you frame the conversation.
Our Field Guide shows you:
- How to position yourself as a growth driver, not a cost center
- The exact language that wins budget battles
- How to build internal allies while gathering this data
- Why the process of filling out this calculator creates strategic alignment
The guide includes email scripts for requesting each metric and a framework for turning compliance friction into a competitive advantage.
Read the Field Guide: How to Use Data to Win Your Budget →
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