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Description

AI ROI: Quantifying, Tracking and Prioritising the Value of Live Projects

Answering the executive committee's question on what AI investments genuinely deliver

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

AI budgets are rising and the executive committee is asking for evidence. Teams respond with self-reported time savings and positive user feedback, none of which holds up in front of an investment committee. The issue is not the technology but the construction of a defensible economic argument.

This short format is designed for expert profiles. It addresses value at portfolio level: establishing the pre-project baseline, identifying full costs, converting gains into economic value and arbitrating between competing initiatives.

Learning objectives

  • Establish the pre-project baseline required for any credible measurement of gains
  • Identify the full costs of a use case including run operations and change support
  • Convert time or quality improvements into substantiated economic value
  • Distinguish value attributable to the project from value driven by other factors
  • Arbitrate between competing use cases within a single portfolio

What makes this programme different

Each participant builds the business case for a real project from their own portfolio
Reported gains are systematically challenged to test their robustness
An investment committee presentation template is produced during the session

Programme

1Establishing the baseline

Without a prior measurement there is no demonstrable gain

  • Describing the reference situation before deployment
  • Available measurement sources and their level of reliability
  • Expected effects expressed in economic terms from the scoping stage
  • Pitfalls of self-reported measurement by users

2Costing and quantifying gains

Counting what is usually overlooked

  • Design, run, change support and maintenance costs
  • Converting time savings into value according to how the released time is used
  • Quality, lead-time and error-reduction gains
  • Share of the variation attributable to the project and share attributable to context

3Arbitrating the portfolio

Deciding where the next dirham goes

  • Comparing use cases with different value horizons
  • Handling projects with indirect or compliance-driven value
  • Decisions to continue, redirect or stop
  • Reporting format for the investment committee

Who is it for

Chief financial officers · management controllers · programme directors and AI project portfolio managers.

Prerequisites

Sound command of full-cost analysis and investment appraisal concepts.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.