Sources of averages
Industry benchmarks used as default values in this calculator.
Reporting & Status Updates
People typically involved in strategy reporting 4 FTE per 200 employees Typical time of an analyst spent on preparing reports 60% Typical number of duplicate requests for data per FTE 2.7 per month
* APQC (apqc.org) and Doodle State of Meetings report
Misaligned Project Spend
Typical spend on projects misaligned to strategy 10%
* PMI Pulse of the Profession, McKinsey & Company, In Parallel research
Strategic Initiative Returns
Typical annual value of a major strategic project: Small companies ($10m–$50m revenue) $500,000 Medium companies ($50m–$200m) $2,000,000 Large companies ($200m–$1bn) $10,000,000 Very large ($1bn–$5bn) $50,000,000 Enterprise ($5bn+) $200,000,000
* McKinsey, PMI Pulse of the Profession, Harvard Business Review
Initiative Success Rates
Success rate of strategic initiatives on average 60% Success rate delivered by Cascade 80%
* McKinsey, PMI, HBR; Momentive survey of Cascade users July 2022
Cascade-Specific Benchmarks
Year 1 R&D Discontinuation Rate 20% Year 2 R&D Discontinuation Rate 5% Operational Efficiency Cost Save 2.30% R&D payback period improvement 8.68% Employee productivity improvement 3.00%
* Momentive survey of Cascade users July 2022; HBR Tools ROI data
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